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Mount Ida, AR town hall & government

Mount Ida spent $672,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $669 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mount Ida's money goes

Spent
$672,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$669
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$222,00033%
Administration & buildings
$200,00030%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$93,00014%
Roads & transportation
$86,00013%
Police
$36,0005%
Fire
$23,0003%
Parks & libraries
$12,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 35%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Property taxes 3%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Mount Ida

Full-time staff
5
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
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

Mount Ida School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,479
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
434
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $16,479 per pupil, $9,023 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 Mount Ida pay

Typical tax bill
$768
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$140,900
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 Mount Ida's government

🏛️ Official websitemtidachamber.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Ida →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Ida

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

All of Mount Ida'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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