Bauxite, AR town hall & government
Bauxite spent $452,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $814 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bauxite's government.
Where Bauxite's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 32%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Utility sales 20%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- From the state 9%
- Property taxes 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
Bauxite 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 Bauxite
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bauxite didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Bauxite School District
Bauxite's K–12 school district, shared with Tull. 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 11%
- State 81%
- Federal 7%
Of the $10,165 per pupil, $6,084 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.
Also serving Bauxite: Bryant Public Schools ($11,826 per pupil).
Which schools Bauxite kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bauxite 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 Bauxite's government
Who represents Bauxite
Bauxite is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. 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.