Town Hall · Perryville

Perryville, AR town hall & government

Perryville spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,432 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perryville's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,432
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$838 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million55%
Police
$400,00019%
Roads & transportation
$137,0007%
Parks & libraries
$65,0003%
Interest on debt
$52,0003%
Administration & buildings
$47,0002%
Fire
$38,0002%
Other
$188,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perryville

Full-time staff
17
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Perryville School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,881
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
935
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 79%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,881 per pupil, $7,178 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 Perryville pay

Typical tax bill
$503
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$133,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Perryville's government

Town hall & decisions in Perryville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perryville

Perryville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Perryville'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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