Ash Flat, AR town hall & government
Ash Flat spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,170 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ash Flat's government.
Where Ash Flat's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 58%
- Utility sales 12%
- Fees & charges 9%
- From other local governments 6%
- From the state 5%
- From the federal government 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Property taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Ash Flat
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Highland School District
Ash Flat's K–12 school district, shared with Cherokee Village, Hardy, Highland and Williford. 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 12%
- State 71%
- Federal 17%
Of the $14,274 per pupil, $7,954 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 Ash Flat kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ash Flat 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 Ash Flat's government
Who represents Ash Flat
Ash Flat 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.