Town Hall · Gentry

Gentry, AR town hall & government

Gentry spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $892 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Gentry's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$892
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$778 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1 million27%
Police
$931,00025%
Sewer & trash
$621,00016%
Roads & transportation
$316,0008%
Administration & buildings
$309,0008%
Fire
$307,0008%
Parks & libraries
$170,0004%
Interest on debt
$35,0001%
Other
$72,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Gentry 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 Gentry

Full-time staff
43
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
12 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time18 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Fire
4 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gentry Public Schools

Gentry's K–12 school district, shared with Springtown and Highfill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,574
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,670
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,574 per pupil, $7,426 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 Gentry: Siloam Springs Schools ($12,518 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gentry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,162
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$186,100
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.

Local

Contact Gentry's government

🏛️ Official websitegentryarkansas.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gentry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gentry

Gentry is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Gentry'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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