Town Hall · Fouke

Fouke, AR town hall & government

Fouke spent $841,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $960 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fouke's money goes

Spent
$841,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$960
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$603,000
$688 per resident
Water & other utilities
$202,00024%
Police
$166,00020%
Administration & buildings
$133,00016%
Sewer & trash
$118,00014%
Fire
$89,00011%
Roads & transportation
$74,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0002%
Parks & libraries
$18,0002%
Other
$22,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 21%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Fouke

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,300
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Fouke School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,350
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,136
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,350 per pupil, $6,900 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 Fouke pay

Typical tax bill
$585
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$84,200
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 Fouke's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Fouke

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

All of Fouke'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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