Town Hall · Prairie Grove

Prairie Grove, AR town hall & government

Prairie Grove spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $846 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Prairie Grove's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$846
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$10.9 million
$1,545 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million21%
Police
$1.1 million19%
Roads & transportation
$1 million17%
Water & other utilities
$971,00016%
Administration & buildings
$719,00012%
Parks & libraries
$517,0009%
Fire
$262,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,0001%
Interest on debt
$39,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove

Full-time staff
37
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
13 full-time
Fire
1 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prairie Grove School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,788
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,216
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,788 per pupil, $6,224 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 Prairie Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,400
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$256,000
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 Prairie Grove's government

🏛️ Official websiteprairiegrovearkansas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Prairie Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Prairie Grove

Prairie Grove is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Prairie Grove'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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