Fayetteville, AR town hall & government
Fayetteville spent $239.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,410 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fayetteville's government.
Where Fayetteville's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 32%
- Fees & charges 21%
- From other local governments 10%
- From the state 10%
- Utility sales 9%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Property taxes 6%
- From the federal government 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Fayetteville
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Fayetteville School District
Fayetteville's K–12 school district, shared with Goshen, Johnson and Elkins. 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 22%
- State 70%
- Federal 8%
Of the $14,688 per pupil, $8,720 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 Fayetteville: Farmington School District ($10,271 per pupil) · Greenland Public Schools ($15,700 per pupil) · Springdale School District ($13,998 per pupil).
Which schools Fayetteville kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville's government
Who represents Fayetteville
Fayetteville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. 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.