Cove, AR town hall & government
Cove spent $191,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $516 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cove's government.
Where Cove's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 36%
- From other local governments 22%
- Utility sales 16%
- From the state 15%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Property taxes 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Cove
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Cossatot River School District
Cove's K–12 school district, shared with Grannis, Vandervoort and Wickes. 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 71%
- Federal 17%
Of the $15,104 per pupil, $7,182 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 Cove kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cove 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 Cove's government
Who represents Cove
Cove is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.