Town Hall · Cale

Cale, AR town hall & government

Cale spent $79,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,026 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cale's government.

Town budget

Where Cale's money goes

Spent
$79,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,026
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$21,00027%
Roads & transportation
$13,00016%
Fire
$10,00013%
Paid to other governments
$10,00013%
Administration & buildings
$7,0009%
Parks & libraries
$7,0009%
Other
$11,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Property taxes 6%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Nevada School District

Cale's K–12 school district, shared with Bodcaw, Rosston and Willisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,628
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
433
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 9%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,628 per pupil, $8,947 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cale pay

Typical tax bill
$350
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cale's government

Town hall & decisions in Cale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cale

Cale is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Cale's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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