Town Hall · Knoxville

Knoxville, AR town hall & government

Knoxville spent $536,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $711 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Knoxville's money goes

Spent
$536,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$711
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$420,000
$557 per resident
Paid to other governments
$199,00037%
Water & other utilities
$183,00034%
Roads & transportation
$64,00012%
Administration & buildings
$45,0008%
Sewer & trash
$20,0004%
Interest on debt
$17,0003%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Fire
$2,000<1%
Town workforce

Who works for Knoxville

Full-time staff
3
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lamar School District

Knoxville's K–12 school district, shared with Lamar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,316
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,193
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $14,316 per pupil, $8,339 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 Knoxville pay

Typical tax bill
$551
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$125,700
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 Knoxville's government

Town hall & decisions in Knoxville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Knoxville

Knoxville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Knoxville'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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