O'Kean, AR town hall & government
O'Kean spent $135,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $675 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach O'Kean's government.
Where O'Kean's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 37%
- Fees & charges 24%
- From other local governments 18%
- Utility sales 17%
- Property taxes 2%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for O'Kean
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. O'Kean didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Greene County Technical School District
O'Kean's K–12 school district, shared with Delaplaine, Peach Orchard and Paragould. 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 14%
- State 75%
- Federal 11%
Of the $12,249 per pupil, $6,947 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.
Which schools O'Kean kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in O'Kean 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 O'Kean's government
Who represents O'Kean
O'Kean 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.