Town Hall · Quitman

Quitman, AR town hall & government

Quitman spent $38,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $55 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Quitman's money goes

Spent
$38,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$55
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$921,000
$1,335 per resident
Interest on debt
$38,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 49%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Quitman

Full-time staff
9
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Police
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quitman School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,764
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
870
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,764 per pupil, $7,808 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 Quitman: Guy-Perkins Schools ($17,574 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Quitman pay

Typical tax bill
$538
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$110,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Quitman's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Quitman

Quitman is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Quitman'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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