Town Hall · Keiser

Keiser, AR town hall & government

Keiser spent $328,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $495 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Keiser's money goes

Spent
$328,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$495
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$11,000
$17 per resident
Administration & buildings
$116,00035%
Roads & transportation
$76,00023%
Sewer & trash
$60,00018%
Police
$39,00012%
Fire
$22,0007%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$13,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Interest, fines & other 22%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes <1%

Keiser didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Keiser

Full-time staff
3
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time5 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rivercrest School District

Keiser's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Birdsong, Dyess, Joiner, Luxora and Marie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,170
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Keiser pay

Typical tax bill
$649
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$128,700
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 Keiser's government

Town hall & decisions in Keiser →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keiser

Keiser is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Keiser'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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