Town Hall · Tuckerman

Tuckerman, AR town hall & government

Tuckerman spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,144 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tuckerman's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,144
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
$2,627 per resident
Police
$396,00020%
Water & other utilities
$391,00020%
Sewer & trash
$316,00016%
Roads & transportation
$194,00010%
Administration & buildings
$166,0008%
Fire
$159,0008%
Interest on debt
$85,0004%
Health & welfare
$79,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$44,0002%
Parks & libraries
$39,0002%
Other
$123,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 13%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tuckerman

Full-time staff
21
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
13 full-time11 part
Police
3 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jackson County School District

Tuckerman's K–12 school district, shared with Campbell Station, Grubbs, Swifton and Diaz. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,038
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
807
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Tuckerman pay

Typical tax bill
$480
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$102,500
owner-occupied

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 Tuckerman's government

🏛️ Official websitetuckermanar.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tuckerman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuckerman

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

All of Tuckerman'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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