Swifton, AR town hall & government
Swifton spent $691,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $943 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Swifton's government.
Where Swifton's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 25%
- Fees & charges 15%
- From other local governments 13%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- Sales taxes 11%
- From the state 11%
- From the federal government 10%
- Property taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Swifton
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Swifton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Jackson County School District
Swifton's K–12 school district, shared with Campbell Station, Grubbs, Tuckerman and Diaz. 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 76%
- Federal 12%
Of the $14,038 per pupil, $8,164 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 Swifton kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Swifton 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 Swifton's government
Who represents Swifton
Swifton 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.