Mountainburg, AR town hall & government
Mountainburg spent $761,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,243 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mountainburg's government.
Where Mountainburg's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 29%
- Sales taxes 25%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From other local governments 10%
- From the state 7%
- Property taxes 3%
Who works for Mountainburg
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mountainburg Schools
Mountainburg's K–12 school district, shared with Chester. 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 10%
- State 64%
- Federal 26%
Of the $14,476 per pupil, $7,252 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 Mountainburg kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mountainburg 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 Mountainburg's government
Who represents Mountainburg
Mountainburg is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. 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.