Rockport Cemetery · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Rockport run?
Rockport’s city government spent $847,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,247 per resident.
What stands out about how Rockport is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Malvern Special School District
Rockport’s K–12 school district, shared with Carthage, Malvern, Perla. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,541 per pupil, $8,729 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.
Magnet Cove School District · $14,072 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,247 per resident a year, or $3.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 36%.
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No comparison or trend for Rockport yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Rockport’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $880 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rockport’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Rockport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rockport →
Who’s in charge in Rockport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rockport’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on rockportar.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 85 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (679).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Rockport’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rockport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hot Spring County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%9,226 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%2,818 votesOthers: 1.9% (239 votes).
Most votes in Hot Spring County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Rockport lies in Hot Spring County. Every 2024 race in Hot Spring County is on the county’s page.
Hot Spring County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rockport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: rockportar.org ↗
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Rockport compares with the towns next door
Rockport’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $589 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Malvern | $589 | $541 |
| Rockport | estimate | $880 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Rockport’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rockport’s government
How much does Rockport spend per resident?
About $1,247 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Rockport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $880 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rockportar.org.
Who runs Rockport’s government?
See rockportar.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rockport yet.
How did Rockport vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rockport alone. Hot Spring County, where 100% of Rockport lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rockport?
8 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,067 (about $288,804 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rockport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Alan Clark) and State House District 29 (Rick McClure). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rockport’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 →