Town Hall · Dardanelle

Dardanelle, AR town hall & government

Dardanelle spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $938 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dardanelle's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$938
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$426 per resident
Police
$1 million24%
Water & other utilities
$940,00022%
Sewer & trash
$837,00020%
Parks & libraries
$449,00011%
Administration & buildings
$427,00010%
Roads & transportation
$266,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Other
$275,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 45%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

Dardanelle didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Dardanelle

Full-time staff
35
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dardanelle Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,129
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,084
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 80%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,129 per pupil, $6,667 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 Dardanelle pay

Typical tax bill
$726
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$138,600
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 Dardanelle's government

🏛️ Official websitedardanelle.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dardanelle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dardanelle

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

All of Dardanelle'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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