Town Hall · Sulphur Rock

Sulphur Rock, AR town hall & government

Sulphur Rock spent $453,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $989 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sulphur Rock's money goes

Spent
$453,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$989
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$315,000
$688 per resident
Sewer & trash
$276,00061%
Administration & buildings
$125,00028%
Roads & transportation
$41,0009%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Fire
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Sulphur Rock

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time1 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

Batesville School District

Sulphur Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Cushman, Moorefield and Batesville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,124
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
3,487
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$49.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $11,124 per pupil, $5,766 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 Sulphur Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$2,168
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040

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 Sulphur Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Sulphur Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sulphur Rock

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

All of Sulphur Rock'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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