Town Hall · Lockesburg

Lockesburg, AR town hall & government

Lockesburg spent $837,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,179 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lockesburg's money goes

Spent
$837,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,179
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$2,108 per resident
Roads & transportation
$252,00030%
Water & other utilities
$238,00028%
Administration & buildings
$212,00025%
Sewer & trash
$116,00014%
Health & welfare
$19,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 41%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Lockesburg

Full-time staff
6
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time27 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
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

De Queen School District

Lockesburg's K–12 school district, shared with De Queen and Gillham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,497
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,354
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $12,497 per pupil, $7,293 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 Lockesburg pay

Typical tax bill
$592
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$119,400
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 Lockesburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Lockesburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lockesburg

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

All of Lockesburg'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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