Poyen, AR town hall & government
Poyen spent $231,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $794 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Poyen's government.
Where Poyen's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 38%
- Utility sales 36%
- From other local governments 15%
- Property taxes 8%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Poyen
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Poyen School District
Poyen's K–12 school district. 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 10%
- State 82%
- Federal 8%
Of the $11,948 per pupil, $6,819 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 Poyen kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Poyen 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 Poyen's government
Who represents Poyen
Poyen 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.