Town Hall · Clarendon

Clarendon, AR town hall & government

Clarendon spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,023 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clarendon's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,023
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$7,000
$5 per resident
Administration & buildings
$590,00043%
Police
$219,00016%
Roads & transportation
$203,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$101,0007%
Fire
$33,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$217,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 64%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clarendon

Full-time staff
11
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clarendon School District

Clarendon's K–12 school district, shared with Holly Grove and Roe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,718
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
408
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $18,718 per pupil, $9,770 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 Clarendon pay

Typical tax bill
$421
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$65,900
owner-occupied

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 Clarendon's government

Town hall & decisions in Clarendon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clarendon

Clarendon is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Clarendon'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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