Town Hall · Guthrie

Guthrie, IN town hall & government

Guthrie spent $40,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $29 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Guthrie's money goes

Spent
$40,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$29
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$25,00063%
Paid to other governments
$1,0003%
Other
$14,00035%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 30%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Guthrie 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 Guthrie

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Lawrence Community Schools

Guthrie's K–12 school district, shared with Bedford, Indian Creek, Marshall, Oolitic, Perry and Pleasant Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,687
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,517
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,687 per pupil, $7,309 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 Guthrie pay

Typical tax bill
$713
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$216,900
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 Guthrie's government

Town hall & decisions in Guthrie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Guthrie

Guthrie is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Guthrie'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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