Lonsdale, AR town hall & government
Lonsdale spent $93,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $969 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lonsdale's government.
Where Lonsdale's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 22%
- Sales taxes 19%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From other local governments 16%
- From the state 13%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Property taxes 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Lonsdale didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Lonsdale
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Benton School District
Lonsdale's K–12 school district, shared with Benton. 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 12%
- State 79%
- Federal 9%
Of the $10,732 per pupil, $6,095 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.
Which schools Lonsdale kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Lonsdale's government
Who represents Lonsdale
Lonsdale is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative 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.