Fact Sheet Available for Upcoming Arkadelphia School District Election

by Kristin Higgins - October 31, 2025

Voters living within the boundaries of the Arkadelphia School District have a special election in November.

The Public Policy Center at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture partnered with the Clark County Extension Office to produce a fact sheet explaining the bond issue and millage election.

The Arkadelphia School District is asking voters to increase the district’s property tax rate to help pay for constructing and equipping a new $62 million high school campus to replace the current high school. The proposal on the ballot asks voters for permission to do the following:

• Increase the school district’s property tax rate by 3 mills, from 44.65 mills to 47.65 mills.
• Transfer 2 existing maintenance and operations mills to the district’s debt service mills.
• Sell up to $37,170,000 in bonds to help pay for building the new high school campus, which would include a sports arena, auditorium, safe room and career technology center. Revenue from the property tax would be used to pay off this debt over 32 years.

Find More Information
The voter guide produced by the Public Policy Center includes more information about the school district ballot issue, including what supporters and opponents say, information about surrounding district property tax rates, and answers to voters’ frequently asked questions. 

Download the fact sheet at https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/voter-education/docs/arkadelphia-school-district-2025-election-fact-sheet-10.31.25.pdf 

Who can vote on this local ballot issue?
People who live within the boundaries of the Arkadelphia School District and are registered to vote can vote on this local ballot issue. Early voting starts Nov. 12 and Election Day is Nov. 18, 2025.