Birdsong, AR town hall & government
Birdsong spent $34,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $829 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Birdsong's government.
Where Birdsong's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 36%
- Fees & charges 27%
- From the state 25%
- From the federal government 9%
- From other local governments 2%
Rivercrest School District
Birdsong's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Dyess, Joiner, Keiser, Luxora and Marie. 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 15%
- State 69%
- Federal 16%
Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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 Birdsong kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Birdsong 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 Birdsong's government
Who represents Birdsong
Birdsong 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.