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Marmaduke, AR town hall & government

Marmaduke spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,156 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marmaduke's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,156
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$180,000
$144 per resident
Police
$343,00024%
Administration & buildings
$262,00018%
Sewer & trash
$242,00017%
Water & other utilities
$188,00013%
Roads & transportation
$162,00011%
Fire
$103,0007%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$117,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marmaduke

Full-time staff
16
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Police
4 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Marmaduke School District

Marmaduke's K–12 school district, shared with Lafe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,927
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
588
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$945,000
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,927 per pupil, $7,762 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 Marmaduke pay

Typical tax bill
$672
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$112,200
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Marmaduke

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

All of Marmaduke'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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