Town Hall · DeWitt

DeWitt, AR town hall & government

DeWitt spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,327 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where DeWitt's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,327
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$273,000
$94 per resident
Health & welfare
$1.3 million34%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million33%
Sewer & trash
$471,00012%
Police
$457,00012%
Roads & transportation
$187,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0003%
Fire
$42,0001%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 65%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

DeWitt didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for DeWitt

Full-time staff
41
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
28 full-time3 part
Police
13 full-time
Fire
0 full-time20 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

DeWitt School District

DeWitt's K–12 school district, shared with Almyra, Gillett, Humphrey and St. Charles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,698
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,111
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,698 per pupil, $7,753 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 DeWitt pay

Typical tax bill
$513
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$75,700
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.

Local

Contact DeWitt's government

Town hall & decisions in DeWitt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents DeWitt

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

All of DeWitt'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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