Okolona, AR town hall & government
Okolona spent $17,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $172 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Okolona's government.
Where Okolona's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 63%
- Interest, fines & other 25%
- From the state 13%
Who works for Okolona
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Gurdon School District
Okolona's K–12 school district, shared with Gurdon and Whelen Springs. 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 71%
- Federal 15%
Of the $16,071 per pupil, $8,379 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 Okolona kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Okolona 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 Okolona's government
Who represents Okolona
Okolona 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.