Texarkana, AR town hall & government
Texarkana spent $54.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,848 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Texarkana's government.
Where Texarkana's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 32%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Utility sales 12%
- Property taxes 9%
- From the state 7%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- From the federal government 6%
- From other local governments 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Texarkana
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Texarkana didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Texarkana School District
Texarkana's K–12 school district. 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 62%
- Federal 26%
Of the $15,362 per pupil, $8,489 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 Texarkana kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Texarkana 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.
Contact Texarkana's government
Who represents Texarkana
Texarkana 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.