Pine Bluff, AR town hall & government
Pine Bluff spent $65.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,656 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pine Bluff's government.
Where Pine Bluff's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 42%
- Fees & charges 16%
- From other local governments 11%
- From the state 10%
- Property taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the federal government 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Utility sales <1%
Who works for Pine Bluff
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pine Bluff didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Pine Bluff School District
Pine Bluff's K–12 school district, shared with Altheimer, Sherrill and Wabbaseka. 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 12%
- State 57%
- Federal 31%
Of the $16,738 per pupil, $7,036 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 Pine Bluff: Watson Chapel School District ($13,120 per pupil) · White Hall School District ($10,946 per pupil).
Which schools Pine Bluff kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff's government
Who represents Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.