Town Hall · Ashdown

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.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ashdown's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,469
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million28%
Police
$1.6 million26%
Roads & transportation
$991,00016%
Administration & buildings
$557,0009%
Water & other utilities
$429,0007%
Parks & libraries
$350,0006%
Fire
$242,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,000<1%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$184,0003%

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.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ashdown

Full-time staff
55
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time28 part
Police
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$13,597
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,287
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ashdown pay

Typical tax bill
$592
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.42%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$139,800
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 Ashdown's government

🏛️ Official websiteashdownarkansas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ashdown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashdown

Ashdown is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Ashdown'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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