Town Hall · Edwardsport

Edwardsport, IN town hall & government

Edwardsport spent $295,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $990 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edwardsport's money goes

Spent
$295,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$990
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$487,000
$1,634 per resident
Administration & buildings
$109,00037%
Sewer & trash
$59,00020%
Roads & transportation
$52,00018%
Water & other utilities
$37,00013%
Interest on debt
$19,0006%
Other
$19,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 52%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Edwardsport

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 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

North Knox School Corporation

Edwardsport's K–12 school district, shared with Bicknell, Bruceville, Busseron, Oaktown, Sandborn and Vigo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,522
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,192
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,522 per pupil, $6,671 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 Edwardsport pay

Typical tax bill
$411
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$58,800
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 Edwardsport's government

Town hall & decisions in Edwardsport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edwardsport

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

All of Edwardsport'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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