Tupelo, AR town hall & government
Tupelo spent $3,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $18 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tupelo's government.
Where Tupelo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 57%
- Interest, fines & other 33%
- Property taxes 10%
Newport School District
Tupelo's K–12 school district, shared with Amagon, Beedeville, Jacksonport, Newport, Weldon 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 61%
- Federal 27%
Of the $14,683 per pupil, $8,491 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 Tupelo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tupelo 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 Tupelo's government
Who represents Tupelo
Tupelo 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.