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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.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bauxite's money goes

Spent
$452,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$814
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$811,000
$1,461 per resident
Administration & buildings
$171,00038%
Water & other utilities
$58,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$57,00013%
Roads & transportation
$50,00011%
Sewer & trash
$46,00010%
Police
$30,0007%
Fire
$21,0005%
Parks & libraries
$19,0004%

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.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bauxite

Full-time staff
2
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$10,165
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,682
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bauxite pay

Typical tax bill
$1,155
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$188,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bauxite's government

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Beyond town hall

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.

All of Bauxite'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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