Ashland, IN town hall & government
Ashland spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $38 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ashland's government.
Where Ashland's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 59%
- From the state 36%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for Ashland
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ashland didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Eminence Community School Corporation
Ashland's K–12 school district, shared with Adams. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal
- Local 48%
- State 45%
- Federal 7%
Of the $18,176 per pupil, $9,022 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Ashland kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ashland pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Ashland's government
Who represents Ashland
Ashland is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.