Town Hall · West Point

West Point, AR town hall & government

West Point spent $23,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $131 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where West Point's money goes

Spent
$23,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$131
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$14,00061%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,00013%
Sewer & trash
$3,00013%
Other
$3,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 80%
  • From the state 20%
Town workforce

Who works for West Point

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$7,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Riverview School District

West Point's K–12 school district, shared with Georgetown, Griffithville, Kensett and Judsonia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,689
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,098
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 13%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,689 per pupil, $7,681 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 West Point pay

Typical tax bill
$279
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$72,200
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 West Point's government

Town hall & decisions in West Point →

Beyond town hall

Who represents West Point

West Point is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of West Point'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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