Valley Springs spent less per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar cities
Valley Springs’ town government spent $15,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $90 per resident. Water and other utilities ($835,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Valley Springs is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$90 per resident in 2022: less than 91% of them
Valley Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($90 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $356, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Valley Springs spent less than 91% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Valley Springs itself left out).
About $90 per resident a year, or $0.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Valley Springs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 3 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Who’s in charge in Valley Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 55 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (166).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Valley Springs School District
Valley Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Bellefonte, Everton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,431 per pupil, $8,055 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.
Valley Springs’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Valley Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Boone County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.6%13,968 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.7%2,854 votesOthers: 1.7% (290 votes).
Most votes in Boone County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Valley Springs lies in Boone County. Every 2024 race in Boone County is on the county’s page.
Boone 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 Valley Springs.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
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Questions about Valley Springs’ government
How much does Valley Springs spend per resident?
About $90 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $90 was less than 91% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Valley Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Valley Springs yet.
How did Valley Springs vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Valley Springs alone. Boone County, where 100% of Valley Springs lies, voted Trump 81.6%, Harris 16.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Valley Springs?
3 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $14,231 (about $170,772 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Valley Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Scott Flippo) and State House District 5 (Ron McNair). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →