Strong, AR town hall & government
Strong spent $429,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $860 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Strong's government.
Where Strong's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 32%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Utility sales 20%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- From the state 9%
- Property taxes 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
Strong 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 Strong
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Strong didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Strong School District
Strong's K–12 school district, shared with Felsenthal and Huttig. 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 13%
- State 69%
- Federal 18%
Of the $18,071 per pupil, $8,987 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 Strong kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Strong 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 Strong's government
Who represents Strong
Strong 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.