Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Clayton run?
Clayton’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Clayton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Concordia Parish School District
Clayton’s K–12 school district, shared with Ferriday, Ridgecrest, Vidalia. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,557 per pupil, $8,724 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Clayton yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Clayton’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $485 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.66% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clayton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Clayton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clayton →
Who’s in charge in Clayton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 104 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (623).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Clayton.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Clayton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clayton’s government
How much does Clayton spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Clayton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $485 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Clayton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clayton yet.
How many people work for Clayton?
6 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,548 (about $174,576 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clayton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Katrina Jackson-Andrews) and State House District 21 (Travis Johnson). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clayton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →