Town Hall · Batesville

Batesville, AR town hall & government

Batesville spent $26 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,326 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Batesville's government.

Town budget

Where Batesville's money goes

Spent
$26 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,326
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$841 per resident
Sewer & trash
$7.8 million30%
Water & other utilities
$7.4 million29%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million11%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million10%
Police
$2.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million5%
Fire
$935,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$391,0002%
Interest on debt
$51,000<1%
Other
$646,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Batesville

Full-time staff
133
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 12 full-time firefighters
Police
24 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
23 full-time
Parks & libraries
22 full-time
Fire
12 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
26 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Batesville School District

Batesville's K–12 school district, shared with Cushman, Moorefield and Sulphur Rock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,124
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
3,487
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$49.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,124 per pupil, $5,766 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 Batesville pay

Typical tax bill
$826
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$163,600
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 Batesville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbatesville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Batesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Batesville

Batesville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Batesville'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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