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Alexander, AR town hall & government

Alexander spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $734 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alexander's government.

Town budget

Where Alexander's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$734
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$420,000
$116 per resident
Fire
$807,00030%
Administration & buildings
$695,00026%
Police
$648,00024%
Roads & transportation
$302,00011%
Parks & libraries
$136,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0001%
Paid to other governments
$22,0001%
Interest on debt
$15,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 62%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Alexander

Full-time staff
24
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 10 full-time firefighters
Fire
10 full-time5 part
Police
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bryant Public Schools

Alexander's K–12 school district, shared with Bryant and Shannon Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,826
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
9,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$117.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 15%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,826 per pupil, $7,240 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.

Also serving Alexander: Pulaski County Special School District ($14,871 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Alexander pay

Typical tax bill
$519
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$174,000
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Alexander's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofalexander.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alexander →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alexander

Alexander is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Alexander's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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