Buckner, AR town hall & government
Buckner spent $281,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,227 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Buckner's government.
Where Buckner's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 34%
- Interest, fines & other 21%
- From the federal government 14%
- From other local governments 13%
- From the state 9%
- Property taxes 5%
- Fees & charges 4%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Buckner didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Lafayette County School District
Buckner's K–12 school district, shared with Garland, Lewisville and Stamps. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal
- Local 12%
- State 66%
- Federal 22%
Of the $18,256 per pupil, $9,065 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Buckner kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Buckner's government
Who represents Buckner
Buckner is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.