Oil Trough, AR town hall & government
Oil Trough spent $304,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,118 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oil Trough's government.
Where Oil Trough's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 71%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From the state 8%
- Utility sales 6%
- Property taxes 2%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Oil Trough 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 Oil Trough
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oil Trough didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cedar Ridge School District
Oil Trough's K–12 school district, shared with Magness and Newark. 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 23%
- State 65%
- Federal 12%
Of the $17,920 per pupil, $9,654 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 Oil Trough kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oil Trough 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 Oil Trough's government
Who represents Oil Trough
Oil Trough 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.