Ashdown, AR town hall & government
Ashdown spent $6.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,469 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ashdown's government.
Where Ashdown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 39%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- From other local governments 10%
- Utility sales 7%
- From the state 6%
- From the federal government 5%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Ashdown didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Ashdown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ashdown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Ashdown School District
Ashdown's K–12 school district, shared with Ben Lomond, Ogden and Wilton. 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 18%
- State 69%
- Federal 13%
Of the $13,597 per pupil, $6,968 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 Ashdown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ashdown 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.
Contact Ashdown's government
Who represents Ashdown
Ashdown is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.