Ravenden, AR town hall & government
Ravenden spent $429,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $962 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ravenden's government.
Where Ravenden's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 29%
- Utility sales 20%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Sales taxes 13%
- From the state 11%
- From other local governments 8%
- Property taxes 2%
Ravenden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Ravenden
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Sloan-Hendrix School District
Ravenden's K–12 school district, shared with Imboden and Ravenden Springs. 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 12%
- State 74%
- Federal 15%
Of the $12,427 per pupil, $6,879 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 Ravenden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ravenden 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 Ravenden's government
Who represents Ravenden
Ravenden is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. 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.