Searcy, AR town hall & government
Searcy spent $53.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,342 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Searcy's government.
Coming up at Searcy's town hall
- Sep 29Tue · 9:00 am
- Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
- Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
- Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
- Oct 7Wed · 12:00 pmPlanning CommissionCity Hall, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
- Oct 8Thu · 5:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 8Tue · 5:00 pm
- Sep 8Tue · 5:00 pm
- Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
- Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
- Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
- Sep 2Wed · 12:00 pmPlanning CommissionCity Hall, 401 W Arch Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 25Tue · 9:00 am
Official listings from Searcy's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Searcy's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 31%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Utility sales 15%
- From other local governments 12%
- From the federal government 8%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Searcy
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Searcy School District
Searcy's K–12 school district, shared with Higginson and Letona. 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 17%
- State 70%
- Federal 13%
Of the $11,818 per pupil, $6,500 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 Searcy: Riverview School District ($14,689 per pupil).
Which schools Searcy kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Searcy 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.
Contact Searcy's government
Who represents Searcy
Searcy 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.