Town Hall · Batesville

Batesville, IN town hall & government

Batesville spent $16.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Batesville's money goes

Spent
$16.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,270
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$5 million
$684 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.5 million33%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million14%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million14%
Police
$2.1 million13%
Sewer & trash
$2 million12%
Fire
$1.3 million8%
Parks & libraries
$634,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$146,0001%
Interest on debt
$51,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Batesville

Full-time staff
54
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
17 full-time1 part
Fire
3 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Batesville Community School Corporation

Batesville's K–12 school district, shared with Oldenburg, Ray, Laughery, Butler and Salt Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,430
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,221
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,430 per pupil, $7,158 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 Batesville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,483
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$225,400
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 Batesville's government

🏛️ Official websitebatesvilleindiana.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Batesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Batesville

Batesville is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Batesville'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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