Higginson, AR town hall & government
Higginson spent $468,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $622 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Higginson's government.
Where Higginson's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 30%
- Fees & charges 25%
- From other local governments 19%
- From the state 13%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Property taxes 4%
Higginson didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Higginson
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Higginson didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Searcy School District
Higginson's K–12 school district, shared with Letona and Searcy. 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 17%
- State 70%
- Federal 13%
Of the $11,818 per pupil, $6,500 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 Higginson kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Higginson 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 Higginson's government
Who represents Higginson
Higginson is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. 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.