Town Hall · Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge, AR town hall & government

Pea Ridge spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $157 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pea Ridge's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$157
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$182 per resident
Fire
$447,00044%
Administration & buildings
$176,00017%
Police
$175,00017%
Roads & transportation
$162,00016%
Interest on debt
$52,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 75%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From the state <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pea Ridge

Full-time staff
69
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
24 full-time
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Pea Ridge School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,578
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,587
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 78%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,578 per pupil, $6,267 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 Pea Ridge: Rogers Public Schools ($12,206 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pea Ridge pay

Typical tax bill
$1,372
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$297,500
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 Pea Ridge's government

🏛️ Official websitepea-ridge-ar.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pea Ridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Pea Ridge'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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