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Cave Springs, AR town hall & government

Cave Springs spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $458 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cave Springs's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$458
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$235 per resident
Water & other utilities
$834,00031%
Sewer & trash
$615,00023%
Police
$455,00017%
Roads & transportation
$378,00014%
Administration & buildings
$287,00011%
Fire
$82,0003%
Paid to other governments
$35,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Cave Springs didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cave Springs

Full-time staff
21
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time19 part
Police
7 full-time7 part
Fire
0 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cave Springs didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bentonville Public Schools

Cave Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Bentonville, Centerton, Highfill and Bella Vista. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,660
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
19,137
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$318.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,660 per pupil, $7,393 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 Cave Springs: Rogers Public Schools ($12,206 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cave Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$2,939
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$460,300
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 Cave Springs's government

Town hall & decisions in Cave Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cave Springs

Cave Springs is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Cave Springs'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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