Town Hall · Marshall

Marshall, AR town hall & government

Marshall spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $763 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marshall's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$763
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$1,330 per resident
Administration & buildings
$314,00031%
Water & other utilities
$219,00022%
Roads & transportation
$189,00019%
Police
$143,00014%
Sewer & trash
$39,0004%
Interest on debt
$12,0001%
Other
$97,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marshall

Full-time staff
16
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time10 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Searcy County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,670
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
761
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $16,670 per pupil, $9,265 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 Marshall pay

Typical tax bill
$628
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$99,700
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 Marshall's government

Town hall & decisions in Marshall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marshall

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

All of Marshall'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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