Town Hall · Culver

Culver, IN town hall & government

Culver spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,927 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Culver's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,927
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$1,972 per resident
Sewer & trash
$613,00014%
Health & welfare
$607,00014%
Police
$562,00013%
Housing & development
$510,00012%
Roads & transportation
$443,00010%
Administration & buildings
$419,00010%
Parks & libraries
$365,0008%
Water & other utilities
$299,0007%
Fire
$226,0005%
Interest on debt
$76,0002%
Other
$223,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Culver

Full-time staff
18
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
4 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Police
5 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 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

Culver Community Schools Corporation

Culver's K–12 school district, shared with Aubbeenaubbee, Monterey, North Bend, Tippecanoe and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,672
Indiana: $13,688
Students
839
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,672 per pupil, $9,447 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 Culver pay

Typical tax bill
$1,517
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$243,900
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 Culver's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofculver.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Culver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Culver

Culver is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Culver'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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