Avoca, AR town hall & government
Avoca spent $229,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $439 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Avoca's government.
Where Avoca's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 28%
- From other local governments 28%
- Property taxes 23%
- From the state 11%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Avoca didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Avoca
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Rogers Public Schools
Avoca's K–12 school district, shared with Lowell, Rogers, Little Flock, Garfield and Gateway. 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 72%
- Federal 10%
Of the $12,206 per pupil, $6,909 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 Avoca kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Avoca 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 Avoca's government
Who represents Avoca
Avoca is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. 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.