Highland, AR town hall & government
Highland spent $900,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $814 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Highland's government.
Where Highland's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 34%
- From the state 20%
- Fees & charges 19%
- From other local governments 11%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Property taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Highland
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Highland School District
Highland's K–12 school district, shared with Ash Flat, Cherokee Village, Hardy and Williford. 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 12%
- State 71%
- Federal 17%
Of the $14,274 per pupil, $7,954 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 Highland kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Highland 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 Highland's government
Who represents Highland
Highland 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.