Town Hall · Etowah

Etowah, AR town hall & government

Etowah spent $383,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,228 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Etowah's money goes

Spent
$383,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,228
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$256,000
$821 per resident
Sewer & trash
$80,00021%
Fire
$70,00018%
Administration & buildings
$63,00016%
Police
$60,00016%
Roads & transportation
$28,0007%
Interest on debt
$20,0005%
Parks & libraries
$8,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$51,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Etowah

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manila School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,605
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,106
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,605 per pupil, $6,753 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.

Also serving Etowah: Rivercrest School District ($14,444 per pupil).

Local

Contact Etowah's government

Town hall & decisions in Etowah →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Etowah

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

All of Etowah'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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