Town Hall · Harrison

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.

Town budget

Where Harrison's money goes

Spent
$39.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,948
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$22.2 million
$1,661 per resident
Parks & libraries
$13.1 million33%
Sewer & trash
$5.4 million14%
Police
$4.7 million12%
Roads & transportation
$4.4 million11%
Water & other utilities
$3.8 million10%
Fire
$3.8 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million5%
Interest on debt
$653,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$443,0001%
Other
$963,0002%

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%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Harrison

Full-time staff
145
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
40 full-time
Fire
31 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Parks & libraries
12 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
8 full-time1 part

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harrison School District

Harrison's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,638
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,746
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Harrison pay

Typical tax bill
$883
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$169,600
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 Harrison's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofharrison.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Harrison →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Harrison'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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