Harrison, AR town hall & government
Harrison spent $39.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,948 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Harrison's government.
Where Harrison's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 41%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Utility sales 11%
- From other local governments 10%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Property taxes 5%
- From the state 5%
- From the federal government 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Harrison
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Harrison didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Harrison School District
Harrison's K–12 school district. 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 16%
- State 73%
- Federal 11%
Of the $13,638 per pupil, $7,623 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 Harrison: Valley Springs School District ($14,431 per pupil).
Which schools Harrison kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Harrison 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.
Contact Harrison's government
Who represents Harrison
Harrison is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. 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.