Melbourne, AR town hall & government
Melbourne spent $808,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $432 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Melbourne's government.
Where Melbourne's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 41%
- Sales taxes 38%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Melbourne
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Melbourne School District
Melbourne's K–12 school district, shared with Guion and Mount Pleasant. 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 16%
- State 70%
- Federal 14%
Of the $13,879 per pupil, $8,535 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 Melbourne kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Melbourne 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 Melbourne's government
Who represents Melbourne
Melbourne is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. 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.