Calion, AR town hall & government
Calion spent $852,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,936 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Calion's government.
Where Calion's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 82%
- From the state 13%
- Utility sales 2%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Property taxes 1%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Calion
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Smackover-Norphlet School District
Calion's K–12 school district, shared with Louann, Norphlet and Smackover. 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 17%
- State 71%
- Federal 12%
Of the $14,648 per pupil, $7,870 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 Calion kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Calion pay
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.
Contact Calion's government
Who represents Calion
Calion 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.