Alpena, AR town hall & government
Alpena spent $252,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $636 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alpena's government.
Where Alpena's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 51%
- Interest, fines & other 23%
- From the state 23%
- Property taxes 3%
Who works for Alpena
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Alpena School District
Alpena'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 8%
- State 57%
- Federal 36%
Of the $14,836 per pupil, $8,685 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 Alpena: Green Forest School District ($13,134 per pupil).
Which schools Alpena kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Alpena 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 Alpena's government
Who represents Alpena
Alpena is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representatives Steve Womack and 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.