Town Hall · McNeil

McNeil, AR town hall & government

McNeil spent $228,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $487 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where McNeil's money goes

Spent
$228,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$487
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$209,000
$447 per resident
Water & other utilities
$79,00035%
Administration & buildings
$46,00020%
Roads & transportation
$46,00020%
Fire
$26,00011%
Sewer & trash
$14,0006%
Police
$10,0004%
Other
$7,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for McNeil

Full-time staff
3
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. McNeil didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Magnolia School District

McNeil's K–12 school district, shared with Magnolia and Waldo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,428
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $13,428 per pupil, $7,019 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 McNeil pay

Typical tax bill
$425
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$72,800
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

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Town hall & decisions in McNeil →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McNeil

McNeil is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of McNeil'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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