Town Hall · Fifty-Six

Fifty-Six, AR town hall & government

Fifty-Six spent $108,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $614 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fifty-Six's money goes

Spent
$108,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$614
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$359,000
$2,040 per resident
Administration & buildings
$64,00059%
Roads & transportation
$16,00015%
Sewer & trash
$12,00011%
Fire
$9,0008%
Water & other utilities
$4,0004%
Interest on debt
$3,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Utility sales 1%

Fifty-Six didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fifty-Six

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fifty-Six didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain View School District

Fifty-Six's K–12 school district, shared with Mountain View and Big Flat. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,771
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,606
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,771 per pupil, $8,592 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Fifty-Six

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

All of Fifty-Six'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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