“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
6 school districts have their office in Faulkner County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $127.3 million — $119.8 million to run schools, about $11,689 per student, plus $2.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $19.6 million local (mostly property tax), $92.8 million state, $19.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $160.8 million.
Spent $50.8 million — $38.9 million to run schools, about $10,076 per student, plus $9.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.3 million local (mostly property tax), $33.7 million state, $5.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $60.8 million.
Spent $34.1 million — $31.8 million to run schools, about $10,431 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.3 million local (mostly property tax), $26.6 million state, $4.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $17.2 million.
Spent $13.2 million — $10.3 million to run schools, about $9,848 per student, plus $2.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.8 million local (mostly property tax), $9.4 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.9 million.
Spent $7.3 million — $6.4 million to run schools, about $11,486 per student, plus $538,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $5.2 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.8 million.
Spent $5.1 million — $4.8 million to run schools, about $13,603 per student, plus $98,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $964,000 local (mostly property tax), $3 million state, $774,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.9 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Faulkner County about $74.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
218 bridges in Faulkner County: 117 in good condition, 98 fair, and 3 poor (1.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| SH 266 over I 40-SEC 32 · built 1967 | 10,000 vehicles a day |
| SH 36 over Muddy Bayou Relief · built 1962 | 1,200 vehicles a day |
| SH 107 over Cadron Creek · built 1963 | 639 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $18 million of work in Faulkner County in fiscal 2025, about $146 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
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