Big Flat, AR town hall & government
Big Flat spent $167,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,606 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Big Flat's government.
Where Big Flat's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 72%
- From other local governments 19%
- Sales taxes 5%
- From the federal government 4%
Who works for Big Flat
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mountain View School District
Big Flat's K–12 school district, shared with Fifty-Six and Mountain View. 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 13%
- State 68%
- Federal 20%
Of the $14,771 per pupil, $8,592 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 Big Flat kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Big Flat 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 Big Flat's government
Who represents Big Flat
Big Flat is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. 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.