Town Hall · Corning

Corning, AR town hall & government

Corning spent $4.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,440 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Corning's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,440
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$1,618 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million23%
Police
$870,00019%
Sewer & trash
$646,00014%
Parks & libraries
$636,00014%
Water & other utilities
$444,00010%
Administration & buildings
$422,0009%
Fire
$73,0002%
Health & welfare
$48,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0001%
Interest on debt
$41,0001%
Other
$268,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Corning didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Corning

Full-time staff
20
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Corning Public Schools

Corning's K–12 school district, shared with Datto, Knobel, McDougal, Reyno, Success and Biggers. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,358
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
794
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $13,358 per pupil, $7,520 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 Corning pay

Typical tax bill
$437
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$89,500
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.

Local

Contact Corning's government

🏛️ Official websitecorningar.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Corning →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Corning

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

All of Corning'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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