Piggott, AR town hall & government
Piggott spent $37.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $10,485 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Piggott's government.
Who runs Piggott
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Piggott's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 75%
- Utility sales 14%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From the federal government 2%
- From the state 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Piggott
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Piggott didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Piggott School District
Piggott's K–12 school district, shared with Nimmons, Pollard and St. Francis. 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 15%
- State 73%
- Federal 12%
Of the $13,629 per pupil, $7,781 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 Piggott kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Piggott 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.
Contact Piggott's government
Who represents Piggott
Piggott is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. 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.