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Rector, AR town hall & government

Rector spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $910 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rector's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$910
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$861 per resident
Water & other utilities
$227,00015%
Roads & transportation
$221,00014%
Administration & buildings
$213,00014%
Police
$172,00011%
Sewer & trash
$168,00011%
Parks & libraries
$54,0003%
Interest on debt
$49,0003%
Fire
$46,0003%
Other
$399,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 11%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rector

Full-time staff
14
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rector School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,520
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
565
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,520 per pupil, $8,966 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 Rector pay

Typical tax bill
$427
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$91,300
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 Rector's government

🏛️ Official websiterectorarkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rector →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rector

Rector is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Rector'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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