Friendship, AR town hall & government
Friendship spent $55,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $288 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Friendship's government.
Where Friendship's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the federal government 26%
- From the state 23%
- Property taxes 20%
- Sales taxes 20%
- Utility sales 7%
- From other local governments 4%
Who works for Friendship
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Ouachita School District
Friendship's K–12 school district, shared with Donaldson and Midway. 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 11%
- State 79%
- Federal 10%
Of the $11,406 per pupil, $6,092 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.
Which schools Friendship kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Friendship 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Friendship's government
Who represents Friendship
Friendship is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.