Gillham, AR town hall & government
Gillham spent $118,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $761 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gillham's government.
Where Gillham's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 28%
- Sales taxes 23%
- Fees & charges 18%
- From other local governments 10%
- From the state 9%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Property taxes 6%
Gillham didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Gillham
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gillham didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
De Queen School District
Gillham's K–12 school district, shared with De Queen and Lockesburg. 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 9%
- State 76%
- Federal 15%
Of the $12,497 per pupil, $7,293 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 Gillham kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gillham 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 Gillham's government
Who represents Gillham
Gillham 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.