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Town Hall · Beaver Township

How Beaver Township is run

Beaver Township spent $22,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $47 per resident.

Town budget
$22,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$47
Above typical Indiana towns ($29)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Typical tax bill
$650
a year · IN $1,614

What stands out about how Beaver Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $650 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Jefferson Township$1,477
Salem Township$784
Liberty Township$758
Beaver Township$650
Indian Creek Township$576
$650
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beaver Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $47 per resident a year, or $0.13 a day

The biggest line: fire, at 41% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 78%From the state 22%
The school district

West Central School Corporation

Beaver Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Francesville, Gillam Township, Medaryville, Salem Township, White Post Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Beaver Township →
$18,605
per pupil · IN $13,688
618
students
$3.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $18,605 per pupil, $7,976 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 49%State 46%Federal 5%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Beaver Township

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Beaver Township yet. Neighbors can add them.

Next door

How Beaver Township’s budget compares

Beaver Township ranks 3rd lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Jefferson Township$27—$1,477
Indian Creek Township$42—$576
Beaver Township$47—$650
Liberty Township$176—$758
Salem Township$384—$784

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Beaver Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Beaver Township.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Beaver Township’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Beaver Township is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Beaver Township get good value for its tax dollars?

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Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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