Town Hall · Bryant

Bryant, AR town hall & government

Bryant spent $52.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,448 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bryant's money goes

Spent
$52.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,448
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$50.7 million
$2,356 per resident
Roads & transportation
$17.6 million33%
Police
$7.4 million14%
Water & other utilities
$7.2 million14%
Sewer & trash
$6.9 million13%
Fire
$5.1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$4.5 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million3%
Health & welfare
$825,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$808,0002%
Interest on debt
$401,0001%
Paid to other governments
$143,000<1%
Other
$373,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bryant

Full-time staff
202
90 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
41
and 47 full-time firefighters
Police
52 full-time
Fire
48 full-time
Administration & buildings
21 full-time32 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time58 part
Sewer & trash
31 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Health & welfare
10 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bryant Public Schools

Bryant's K–12 school district, shared with Alexander and Shannon Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,826
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
9,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$117.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,826 per pupil, $7,240 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 Bryant pay

Typical tax bill
$1,487
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$223,200
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.

Local

Contact Bryant's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbryant.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bryant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bryant

Bryant is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Bryant'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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