Town Hall · Coolspring

Coolspring, IN town hall & government

Coolspring spent $300,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $21 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coolspring's money goes

Spent
$300,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$21
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$131,00044%
Paid to other governments
$70,00023%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$97,00032%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 41%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Coolspring collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coolspring

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Michigan City Area Schools

Coolspring's K–12 school district, shared with Beverly Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michigan City, Michigan and Pottawattamie Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,467
Indiana: $13,688
Students
5,022
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $17,467 per pupil, $9,086 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 Coolspring pay

Typical tax bill
$1,439
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$199,000
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.

Local

Contact Coolspring's government

Town hall & decisions in Coolspring →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coolspring

Coolspring is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Coolspring'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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