Dyess, AR town hall & government
Dyess spent $358,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,000 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dyess's government.
Where Dyess's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 21%
- Sales taxes 19%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From other local governments 16%
- From the state 13%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Property taxes 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Dyess didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Dyess
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Rivercrest School District
Dyess's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Birdsong, Joiner, Keiser, Luxora and Marie. 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 15%
- State 69%
- Federal 16%
Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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 Dyess kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Dyess 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 Dyess's government
Who represents Dyess
Dyess 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.