Town Hall · Foreman

Foreman, AR town hall & government

Foreman spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,402 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Foreman's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,402
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$399,00031%
Sewer & trash
$167,00013%
Administration & buildings
$164,00013%
Paid to other governments
$156,00012%
Police
$102,0008%
Roads & transportation
$90,0007%
Fire
$11,0001%
Other
$204,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Foreman

Full-time staff
5
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Foreman School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,629
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,629 per pupil, $7,822 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 Foreman pay

Typical tax bill
$481
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$95,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Foreman's government

Town hall & decisions in Foreman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Foreman

Foreman is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Foreman'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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