Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2 · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Diamondhead run?
Who represents Diamondhead, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Diamondhead voted.
Who’s in charge in Diamondhead
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lakeside School District
Diamondhead’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,251 per pupil, $6,979 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Reach Diamondhead’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Diamondhead’s government
Who runs Diamondhead’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Diamondhead yet.
Ask neighbors about Diamondhead’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →