Town Hall · Alpena

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.

Town budget

Where Alpena's money goes

Spent
$252,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$636
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$118,00047%
Police
$62,00025%
Roads & transportation
$40,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0006%
Parks & libraries
$12,0005%
Sewer & trash
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 51%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Alpena

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Police
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alpena School District

Alpena's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,836
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
409
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$530,000
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Alpena pay

Typical tax bill
$418
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$127,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

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Contact Alpena's government

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Beyond town hall

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.

All of Alpena'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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