Town Hall · Clarksville

Clarksville, AR town hall & government

Clarksville spent $32.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,437 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clarksville's money goes

Spent
$32.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,437
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$18.1 million
$1,894 per resident
Water & other utilities
$21.7 million66%
Police
$2.3 million7%
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million4%
Fire
$995,0003%
Parks & libraries
$709,0002%
Interest on debt
$667,0002%
Roads & transportation
$168,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$143,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 72%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clarksville

Full-time staff
117
57 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
25 full-time
Police
23 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time20 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Fire
0 full-time27 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Other
31 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clarksville School District

Clarksville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,285
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,512
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,285 per pupil, $7,219 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 Clarksville pay

Typical tax bill
$842
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$164,800
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 Clarksville's government

Town hall & decisions in Clarksville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clarksville

Clarksville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Clarksville'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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