Town Hall · Des Arc

Des Arc, AR town hall & government

Des Arc spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,388 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Des Arc's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,388
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$813 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million36%
Sewer & trash
$650,00015%
Police
$572,00013%
Health & welfare
$445,00010%
Administration & buildings
$296,0007%
Roads & transportation
$217,0005%
Interest on debt
$67,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$66,0001%
Fire
$36,0001%
Parks & libraries
$32,0001%
Housing & development
$4,000<1%
Other
$465,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Des Arc

Full-time staff
23
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
5 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
0 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

Des Arc Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,961
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
645
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,961 per pupil, $7,198 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 Des Arc pay

Typical tax bill
$456
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$90,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Des Arc's government

🏛️ Official websitedesarcpd.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Des Arc →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Des Arc

Des Arc is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Des Arc'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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