Town Hall · Osceola

Osceola, AR town hall & government

Osceola spent $30.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,632 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Osceola's money goes

Spent
$30.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,632
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$223 per resident
Water & other utilities
$18.2 million59%
Police
$3.4 million11%
Fire
$1.9 million6%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million4%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million4%
Administration & buildings
$752,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$355,0001%
Interest on debt
$237,0001%
Paid to other governments
$166,0001%
Other
$1.6 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Osceola didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Osceola

Full-time staff
104
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
26 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Fire
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
8 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Osceola didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Osceola School District

Osceola's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,931
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
925
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $22,931 per pupil, $9,296 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.

Also serving Osceola: Rivercrest School District ($14,444 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Osceola pay

Typical tax bill
$481
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$99,900
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.

Local

Contact Osceola's government

🏛️ Official websiteosceolaarkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Osceola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osceola

Osceola is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Osceola'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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