Town Hall · Gillett

Gillett, AR town hall & government

Gillett spent $639,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $927 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Gillett's money goes

Spent
$639,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$927
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$13,000
$19 per resident
Police
$185,00029%
Sewer & trash
$133,00021%
Roads & transportation
$106,00017%
Water & other utilities
$96,00015%
Administration & buildings
$93,00015%
Fire
$15,0002%
Health & welfare
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 21%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 5%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gillett

Full-time staff
4
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time12 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gillett didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeWitt School District

Gillett's K–12 school district, shared with Almyra, DeWitt, Humphrey and St. Charles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,698
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,111
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,698 per pupil, $7,753 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 Gillett pay

Typical tax bill
$597
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$88,300
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 Gillett's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Gillett

Gillett is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Gillett'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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