Town Hall · Norphlet

Norphlet, AR town hall & government

Norphlet spent $941,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,219 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Norphlet's money goes

Spent
$941,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,219
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$1,653 per resident
Sewer & trash
$631,00067%
Administration & buildings
$104,00011%
Roads & transportation
$98,00010%
Water & other utilities
$49,0005%
Police
$30,0003%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$24,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 49%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Norphlet

Full-time staff
4
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,300
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time40 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time14 part
Police
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time4 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

Smackover-Norphlet School District

Norphlet's K–12 school district, shared with Calion, Louann and Smackover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,648
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,069
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,648 per pupil, $7,870 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 Norphlet pay

Typical tax bill
$600
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$120,800
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 Norphlet's government

Town hall & decisions in Norphlet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Norphlet

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

All of Norphlet'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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