Town Hall · Pottsville

Pottsville, AR town hall & government

Pottsville spent $513,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $153 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pottsville's money goes

Spent
$513,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$153
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$3 million
$897 per resident
Water & other utilities
$56,00011%
Other
$457,00089%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Pottsville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pottsville

Full-time staff
18
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$29,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pottsville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pottsville Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,606
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,798
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,606 per pupil, $7,181 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 Pottsville pay

Typical tax bill
$863
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$171,600
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.

Local

Contact Pottsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Pottsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pottsville

Pottsville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Pottsville'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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