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.
Where Quitman's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 49%
- Utility sales 30%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Fees & charges 7%
- Property taxes 3%
Who works for Quitman
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.
Quitman School District
Quitman's K–12 school district. 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 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).
Which schools Quitman kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Quitman 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 Quitman's government
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.
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.