Diamond, AR town hall & government
Diamond spent $496,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $619 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Diamond's government.
Where Diamond's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 34%
- Fees & charges 28%
- Sales taxes 20%
- From the state 10%
- Property taxes 6%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Diamond
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Lead Hill School District
Diamond's K–12 school district, shared with Lead Hill and South Lead Hill. 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 12%
- State 69%
- Federal 20%
Of the $16,430 per pupil, $8,044 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 Diamond kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Diamond 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 Diamond's government
Who represents Diamond
Diamond 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.