Little Rock, AR town hall & government
Little Rock spent $599.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,957 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Little Rock's government.
Who runs Little Rock
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Little Rock's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 34%
- Sales taxes 22%
- Property taxes 11%
- From other local governments 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the state 6%
- From the federal government 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
Who works for Little Rock
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Little Rock School District
Little Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Cammack Village. 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 19%
- State 65%
- Federal 16%
Of the $17,548 per pupil, $9,308 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.
Also serving Little Rock: Pulaski County Special School District ($14,871 per pupil).
Which schools Little Rock kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Little Rock 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.
Contact Little Rock's government
Who represents Little Rock
Little Rock is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representatives J. French Hill and Bruce Westerman. 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.