Southside, AR town hall & government
Southside spent $1.1 million in the year to 2022, about $275 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Southside's government.
Where Southside's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 47%
- From other local governments 27%
- From the state 26%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Southside
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Southside School District
Southside's K–12 school district. 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 10%
- State 77%
- Federal 12%
Of the $11,170 per pupil, $6,271 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 Southside: Batesville School District ($11,124 per pupil).
Which schools Southside kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Southside 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 Southside's government
Who represents Southside
Southside 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.