Kensett, AR town hall & government
Kensett spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,124 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kensett's government.
Where Kensett's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 54%
- From the federal government 19%
- Sales taxes 10%
- Utility sales 8%
- Fees & charges 8%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Kensett
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Riverview School District
Kensett's K–12 school district, shared with Georgetown, Griffithville, West Point and Judsonia. 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 13%
- State 68%
- Federal 19%
Of the $14,689 per pupil, $7,681 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 Kensett kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Kensett 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 Kensett's government
Who represents Kensett
Kensett 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.