Garfield, AR town hall & government
Garfield spent $512,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $858 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Garfield's government.
Where Garfield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 27%
- Utility sales 26%
- From other local governments 19%
- Fees & charges 11%
- From the federal government 7%
- From the state 6%
- Property taxes 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Garfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Rogers Public Schools
Garfield's K–12 school district, shared with Avoca, Lowell, Rogers, Little Flock and Gateway. 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 18%
- State 72%
- Federal 10%
Of the $12,206 per pupil, $6,909 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 Garfield: Pea Ridge School District ($11,578 per pupil).
Which schools Garfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Garfield 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 Garfield's government
Who represents Garfield
Garfield 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.