Town Hall · Earle

Earle, AR town hall & government

Earle spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $694 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Earle's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$694
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$558 per resident
Administration & buildings
$467,00031%
Water & other utilities
$297,00020%
Police
$290,00019%
Sewer & trash
$190,00013%
Roads & transportation
$139,0009%
Fire
$84,0006%
Health & welfare
$19,0001%
Parks & libraries
$11,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 15%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Property taxes 2%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Earle

Full-time staff
15
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
12 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Earle didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Earle School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,705
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
386
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $16,705 per pupil, $7,915 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 Earle pay

Typical tax bill
$277
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.32%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$87,900
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 Earle's government

Town hall & decisions in Earle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Earle

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

All of Earle'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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