Town Hall · Elm Springs

Elm Springs, AR town hall & government

Elm Springs spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $766 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elm Springs's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$766
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$415 per resident
Administration & buildings
$860,00043%
Police
$352,00018%
Roads & transportation
$283,00014%
Sewer & trash
$192,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0005%
Interest on debt
$34,0002%
Paid to other governments
$28,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$139,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Elm Springs

Full-time staff
12
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
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

Springdale School District

Elm Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Tontitown and Springdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,998
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
21,788
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$248.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,998 per pupil, $7,589 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 Elm Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$2,148
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$460,100
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.

Local

Contact Elm Springs's government

Town hall & decisions in Elm Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elm Springs

Elm Springs is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Elm Springs'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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