Town Hall · Lepanto

Lepanto, AR town hall & government

Lepanto spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $856 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lepanto's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$856
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$617 per resident
Police
$522,00034%
Sewer & trash
$271,00018%
Water & other utilities
$269,00017%
Roads & transportation
$163,00011%
Parks & libraries
$101,0007%
Administration & buildings
$78,0005%
Fire
$70,0005%
Health & welfare
$43,0003%
Interest on debt
$18,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lepanto

Full-time staff
21
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$24,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Police
5 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lepanto didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Poinsett County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,962
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
553
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$520,000
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,962 per pupil, $8,038 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 Lepanto pay

Typical tax bill
$474
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$76,300
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 Lepanto's government

Town hall & decisions in Lepanto →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lepanto

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

All of Lepanto'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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