Town Hall · Lexa

Lexa, AR town hall & government

Lexa spent $277,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,204 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lexa's money goes

Spent
$277,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,204
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$464,000
$2,017 per resident
Water & other utilities
$124,00045%
Sewer & trash
$72,00026%
Administration & buildings
$40,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0007%
Roads & transportation
$18,0006%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 61%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Lexa 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 Lexa

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Barton-Lexa School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,187
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,187 per pupil, $8,528 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 Lexa pay

Typical tax bill
$364
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$93,100
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 Lexa's government

Town hall & decisions in Lexa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lexa

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

All of Lexa'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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