Town Hall · St. Charles

St. Charles, AR town hall & government

St. Charles spent $195,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $920 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where St. Charles's money goes

Spent
$195,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$920
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$287,000
$1,354 per resident
Police
$52,00027%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0005%
Water & other utilities
$6,0003%
Other
$128,00066%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 40%
  • Utility sales 34%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for St. Charles

Full-time staff
3
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. St. Charles didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeWitt School District

St. Charles's K–12 school district, shared with Almyra, DeWitt, Gillett and Humphrey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,698
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,111
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,698 per pupil, $7,753 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 St. Charles pay

Typical tax bill
$660
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$119,200
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 St. Charles's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Charles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Charles

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

All of St. Charles'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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