Town Hall · Carlisle

Carlisle, IN town hall & government

Carlisle spent $3.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,992 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carlisle's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,992
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$4,809 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.6 million66%
Sewer & trash
$397,00010%
Administration & buildings
$160,0004%
Interest on debt
$63,0002%
Roads & transportation
$40,0001%
Other
$658,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Carlisle

Full-time staff
4
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southwest School Corporation

Carlisle's K–12 school district, shared with Gill, Haddon, Hamilton, Merom, Sullivan and Turman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,934
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27,000
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,934 per pupil, $6,526 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 Carlisle pay

Typical tax bill
$750
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$73,000
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 Carlisle's government

Town hall & decisions in Carlisle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carlisle

Carlisle is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Carlisle'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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