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Dover, AR town hall & government

Dover spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,087 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dover's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,087
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$963,000
$666 per resident
Sewer & trash
$380,00024%
Police
$370,00024%
Water & other utilities
$228,00015%
Administration & buildings
$187,00012%
Fire
$155,00010%
Roads & transportation
$131,0008%
Parks & libraries
$32,0002%
Interest on debt
$26,0002%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$56,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Dover didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Dover

Full-time staff
14
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dover School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,101
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,218
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,101 per pupil, $7,286 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 Dover pay

Typical tax bill
$995
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$112,200
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 Dover's government

Town hall & decisions in Dover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dover

Dover is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Dover'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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