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.
Where Corning's money goes
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.
Who works for Corning
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Corning kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Corning 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.
Contact Corning's government
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.
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.