Stamps, AR town hall & government
Stamps spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $956 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Stamps's government.
Where Stamps's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 21%
- Sales taxes 19%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From other local governments 16%
- From the state 13%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Property taxes 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Stamps didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Stamps
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Stamps didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Lafayette County School District
Stamps's K–12 school district, shared with Buckner, Garland and Lewisville. 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 12%
- State 66%
- Federal 22%
Of the $18,256 per pupil, $9,065 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.
Which schools Stamps kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Stamps 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Stamps's government
Who represents Stamps
Stamps is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.