Town Hall · Beech Grove

Beech Grove, IN town hall & government

Beech Grove spent $47.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beech Grove's money goes

Spent
$47.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,269
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$300,000
$21 per resident
Police
$10.6 million22%
Sewer & trash
$4.8 million10%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million8%
Fire
$3.4 million7%
Health & welfare
$1.7 million4%
Parks & libraries
$582,0001%
Interest on debt
$554,0001%
Administration & buildings
$510,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$118,000<1%
Other
$21.4 million45%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • From the state 28%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beech Grove

Full-time staff
67
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
37
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
40 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Fire
5 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beech Grove City Schools

Beech Grove's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,967
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,757
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,967 per pupil, $8,106 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.

Also serving Beech Grove: Perry Township Metropolitan School District ($13,799 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Beech Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,805
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$182,600
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 Beech Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitebeechgrove.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beech Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beech Grove

Beech Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representatives Jefferson Shreve and André Carson. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Beech Grove'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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