El Dorado, AR town hall & government
El Dorado spent $40 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,344 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach El Dorado's government.
Where El Dorado's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 26%
- From other local governments 23%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Utility sales 16%
- Property taxes 5%
- From the state 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for El Dorado
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
El Dorado School District
El Dorado's K–12 school district. 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 19%
- State 65%
- Federal 16%
Of the $14,396 per pupil, $7,269 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 El Dorado kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in El Dorado 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 El Dorado's government
Who represents El Dorado
El Dorado is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.