Dumas, AR town hall & government
Dumas spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,947 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dumas's government.
Where Dumas's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 37%
- Fees & charges 27%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From other local governments 8%
- Utility sales 8%
- From the state 5%
- Property taxes 4%
- From the federal government 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Dumas didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Dumas
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Dumas School District
Dumas's K–12 school district, shared with Gould, Mitchellville and Winchester. 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 14%
- State 62%
- Federal 24%
Of the $18,656 per pupil, $9,260 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 Dumas kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Dumas 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.
Contact Dumas's government
Who represents Dumas
Dumas 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.