Town Hall · Rosston

Rosston, AR town hall & government

Rosston spent $1,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rosston's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$108,000
$460 per resident
Interest on debt
$1,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 85%
  • Utility sales 15%

Rosston didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Rosston

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nevada School District

Rosston's K–12 school district, shared with Bodcaw, Cale and Willisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,628
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
433
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,628 per pupil, $8,947 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 Rosston pay

Typical tax bill
$406
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$37,100
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 Rosston's government

Town hall & decisions in Rosston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rosston

Rosston is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Rosston'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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