Delight, AR town hall & government
Delight spent $161,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $588 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Delight's government.
Where Delight's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 50%
- Fees & charges 46%
- Sales taxes 4%
Who works for Delight
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
South Pike County School District
Delight's K–12 school district, shared with Antoine and Murfreesboro. 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 74%
- Federal 13%
Of the $14,993 per pupil, $8,484 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 Delight kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Delight 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 Delight's government
Who represents Delight
Delight 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.