Town Hall · Midway

Midway, AR town hall & government

Midway spent $33,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $83 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Midway's money goes

Spent
$33,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$83
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$27,00082%
Administration & buildings
$6,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 52%
  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%

Midway didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ouachita School District

Midway's K–12 school district, shared with Donaldson and Friendship. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,406
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
545
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 79%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,406 per pupil, $6,092 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.

Also serving Midway: Malvern Special School District ($15,541 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Midway pay

Typical tax bill
$582
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$160,400
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 Midway's government

Town hall & decisions in Midway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midway

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

All of Midway'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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