Oppelo, AR town hall & government
Oppelo spent $182,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $244 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oppelo's government.
Where Oppelo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 30%
- From the federal government 25%
- Fees & charges 24%
- From the state 10%
- Property taxes 4%
- Sales taxes 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Oppelo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
South Conway County School District
Oppelo's K–12 school district, shared with Menifee, Morrilton and Plumerville. 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 14%
- State 75%
- Federal 11%
Of the $13,105 per pupil, $6,671 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 Oppelo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oppelo 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 Oppelo's government
Who represents Oppelo
Oppelo is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. 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.