Emmet, AR town hall & government
Emmet spent $447,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $982 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Emmet's government.
Where Emmet'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%
- Property taxes 7%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Emmet 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 Emmet
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Blevins School District
Emmet's K–12 school district, shared with Blevins, McCaskill and Ozan. 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 9%
- State 69%
- Federal 22%
Of the $15,157 per pupil, $8,775 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 Emmet kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Emmet 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 Emmet's government
Who represents Emmet
Emmet 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.