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.
Where Des Arc's money goes
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%
Who works for Des Arc
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Des Arc Public Schools
Des Arc's K–12 school district. 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 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.
Which schools Des Arc kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Des Arc 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 Des Arc's government
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.
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.