Town Hall · Luxora

Luxora, AR town hall & government

Luxora spent $713,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $708 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Luxora's money goes

Spent
$713,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$708
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$330,000
$328 per resident
Administration & buildings
$209,00029%
Water & other utilities
$153,00021%
Police
$137,00019%
Roads & transportation
$126,00018%
Parks & libraries
$56,0008%
Sewer & trash
$32,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 33%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 1%

Luxora 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 Luxora

Full-time staff
5
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Fire
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

Rivercrest School District

Luxora's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Birdsong, Dyess, Joiner, Keiser and Marie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,170
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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 Luxora pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$31,700
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 Luxora's government

Town hall & decisions in Luxora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Luxora

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

All of Luxora'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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