Sunset, AR town hall & government
Sunset spent $108,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $543 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Sunset's government.
Where Sunset's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 39%
- Sales taxes 25%
- From the state 17%
- From other local governments 12%
- Property taxes 7%
Sunset 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 Sunset
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sunset didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Marion School District
Sunset's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Gilmore, Jericho, Turrell and Marion. 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 15%
- State 71%
- Federal 14%
Of the $13,229 per pupil, $6,436 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 Sunset kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Sunset's government
Who represents Sunset
Sunset 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.