Magazine, AR town hall & government
Magazine spent $290,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $352 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Magazine's government.
Where Magazine's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 44%
- From other local governments 19%
- From the federal government 15%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 3%
Who works for Magazine
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Magazine didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Magazine Schools
Magazine's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mountain. 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 14%
- State 66%
- Federal 19%
Of the $14,361 per pupil, $8,128 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 Magazine kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Magazine 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Magazine's government
Who represents Magazine
Magazine 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.