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Highfill, AR town hall & government

Highfill spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,561 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Highfill's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,561
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
$9,489 per resident
Water & other utilities
$592,00041%
Administration & buildings
$389,00027%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$117,0008%
Fire
$102,0007%
Police
$84,0006%
Sewer & trash
$71,0005%
Roads & transportation
$40,0003%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$31,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 52%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Highfill 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 Highfill

Full-time staff
8
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bentonville Public Schools

Highfill's K–12 school district, shared with Bentonville, Centerton, Cave Springs and Bella Vista. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,660
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
19,137
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$318.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,660 per pupil, $7,393 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 Highfill: Gentry Public Schools ($13,574 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Highfill pay

Typical tax bill
$1,972
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$274,300
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 Highfill's government

Town hall & decisions in Highfill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Highfill

Highfill is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Highfill'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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