Town Hall · Barkley

Barkley, IN town hall & government

Barkley spent $28,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $31 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barkley's money goes

Spent
$28,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$31
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$10,00036%
Paid to other governments
$2,0007%
Other
$16,00057%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 36%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Barkley

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rensselaer Central School Corporation

Barkley's K–12 school district, shared with Hanging Grove, Jordan, Marion, Milroy, Newton and Rensselaer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,803
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $16,803 per pupil, $7,920 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 Barkley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,245
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$280,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Barkley's government

Town hall & decisions in Barkley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barkley

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

All of Barkley'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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