Mount Pleasant, AR town hall & government
Mount Pleasant spent $325,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $783 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Pleasant's government.
Where Mount Pleasant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 32%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- From other local governments 15%
- Property taxes 14%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Fees & charges 8%
- From the federal government 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Mount Pleasant didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Mount Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mount Pleasant didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Melbourne School District
Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Guion and Melbourne. 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 Mount Pleasant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant's government
Who represents Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant 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.