Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, AR town hall & government

Winchester spent $129,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $806 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$129,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$806
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$40,00031%
Roads & transportation
$40,00031%
Police
$31,00024%
Administration & buildings
$18,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 35%
  • From other local governments 28%
  • From the state 16%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Winchester didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
0
18 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winchester didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dumas School District

Winchester's K–12 school district, shared with Dumas, Gould and Mitchellville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,656
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $18,656 per pupil, $9,260 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 Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$312
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040

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 Winchester's government

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

Winchester is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Winchester'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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