Chesterfield, IN town hall & government
Chesterfield spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,518 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chesterfield's government.
Where Chesterfield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 59%
- From the state 14%
- Property taxes 13%
- Utility sales 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Chesterfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Chesterfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Anderson Community School Corporation
Chesterfield's K–12 school district, shared with Country Club Heights, Edgewood, Richland, River Forest, Union and Woodlawn Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal
- Local 25%
- State 56%
- Federal 19%
Of the $16,808 per pupil, $9,645 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 Chesterfield: Daleville Community Schools ($11,474 per pupil).
Which schools Chesterfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Chesterfield pay
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.
Contact Chesterfield's government
Who represents Chesterfield
Chesterfield is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.
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.