Town Hall · Attica

Attica, IN town hall & government

Attica spent $4.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,591 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Attica's government.

Town budget

Where Attica's money goes

Spent
$4.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,591
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$3,021 per resident
Police
$784,00016%
Water & other utilities
$698,00014%
Sewer & trash
$664,00013%
Interest on debt
$562,00011%
Roads & transportation
$511,00010%
Housing & development
$202,0004%
Administration & buildings
$157,0003%
Fire
$134,0003%
Parks & libraries
$103,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$101,0002%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Other
$967,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 60%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Attica

Full-time staff
17
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Attica didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Attica Consolidated School Corporation

Attica's K–12 school district, shared with Davis, Logan and Shawnee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,566
Indiana: $13,688
Students
523
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,566 per pupil, $7,576 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Attica pay

Typical tax bill
$773
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$118,000
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Attica's government

🏛️ Official websiteattica-in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Attica →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Attica

Attica is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Attica's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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