Town Hall · Harrison

Harrison, IN town hall & government

Harrison spent $274,000 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 Harrison's government.

Town budget

Where Harrison's money goes

Spent
$274,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$29
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$180,00066%
Health & welfare
$94,00034%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 15%
  • Income taxes 13%
Town workforce

Who works for Harrison

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Western School Corporation

Harrison's K–12 school district, shared with Honey Creek, Russiaville and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,240
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,500
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,240 per pupil, $6,925 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 Harrison pay

Typical tax bill
$1,556
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$225,300
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 Harrison's government

Town hall & decisions in Harrison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harrison

Harrison is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Harrison'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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