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Smackover, AR town hall & government

Smackover spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,086 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smackover's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,086
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$664 per resident
Sewer & trash
$563,00031%
Water & other utilities
$372,00021%
Police
$297,00016%
Roads & transportation
$150,0008%
Fire
$148,0008%
Administration & buildings
$91,0005%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$172,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Smackover

Full-time staff
13
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time12 part
Police
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 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

Smackover-Norphlet School District

Smackover's K–12 school district, shared with Calion, Louann and Norphlet. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,648
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,069
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,648 per pupil, $7,870 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 Smackover pay

Typical tax bill
$685
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$118,600
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Smackover

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

All of Smackover'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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