Viola, AR town hall & government
Viola spent $177,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $482 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Viola's government.
Where Viola's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 42%
- From other local governments 38%
- Utility sales 17%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Fees & charges 1%
Who works for Viola
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Viola School District
Viola'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 13%
- State 67%
- Federal 20%
Of the $16,841 per pupil, $9,690 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 Viola kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Viola 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 Viola's government
Who represents Viola
Viola 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.