Plainview, AR town hall & government
Plainview spent $288,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $503 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Plainview's government.
Where Plainview's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 22%
- Sales taxes 20%
- Interest, fines & other 18%
- From other local governments 15%
- From the federal government 15%
- Property taxes 7%
- Fees & charges 2%
Who works for Plainview
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Two Rivers School District
Plainview's K–12 school district, shared with Casa, Ola and Perry. 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 11%
- State 68%
- Federal 21%
Of the $14,141 per pupil, $7,984 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 Plainview kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Plainview 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Plainview's government
Who represents Plainview
Plainview 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.