Town Hall · Brookville

Brookville, IN town hall & government

Brookville spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,801 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brookville's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,801
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$979 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million41%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million33%
Water & other utilities
$356,0008%
Roads & transportation
$349,0008%
Interest on debt
$99,0002%
Police
$43,0001%
Other
$379,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brookville

Full-time staff
18
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time15 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Franklin County Community School Corporation

Brookville's K–12 school district, shared with Blooming Grove, Brookville, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Highland and Laurel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,144
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,987
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,144 per pupil, $6,552 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 Brookville pay

Typical tax bill
$973
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$180,700
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 Brookville's government

🏛️ Official websitebrookvilleindiana.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brookville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brookville

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

All of Brookville'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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