Jonesboro, AR town hall & government
Jonesboro spent $258.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,242 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Jonesboro's government.
Where Jonesboro's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 48%
- Sales taxes 16%
- From other local governments 10%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Fees & charges 6%
- From the state 6%
- From the federal government 4%
- Property taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Jonesboro
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Nettleton School District
Jonesboro'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 18%
- State 69%
- Federal 13%
Of the $13,490 per pupil, $7,452 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 Jonesboro: Jonesboro Public Schools ($12,862 per pupil) · Valley View School District ($11,682 per pupil) · Brookland School District ($11,483 per pupil).
Which schools Jonesboro kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro's government
Who represents Jonesboro
Jonesboro 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.