Town Hall · Ozark

Ozark, AR town hall & government

Ozark spent $5.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,625 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ozark's money goes

Spent
$5.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,625
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$2,182 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million23%
Police
$1.2 million20%
Roads & transportation
$793,00014%
Parks & libraries
$722,00012%
Administration & buildings
$657,00011%
Fire
$385,0007%
Sewer & trash
$234,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$220,0004%
Health & welfare
$62,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$223,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Ozark

Full-time staff
38
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
13 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ozark School District

Ozark's K–12 school district, shared with Altus, Denning and Wiederkehr Village. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,844
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,736
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,844 per pupil, $7,351 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 Ozark pay

Typical tax bill
$514
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$124,000
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 Ozark's government

🏛️ Official websiteozarkarkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ozark →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ozark

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

All of Ozark'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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