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Highland, IN town hall & government

Highland spent $33.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,404 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Highland's money goes

Spent
$33.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,404
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$26.5 million
$1,120 per resident
Sewer & trash
$7.6 million23%
Police
$7.4 million22%
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million15%
Parks & libraries
$3.1 million9%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million5%
Administration & buildings
$580,0002%
Fire
$531,0002%
Interest on debt
$441,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$387,0001%
Housing & development
$330,0001%
Other
$6.2 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Highland

Full-time staff
103
81 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
42 full-time11 part
Parks & libraries
16 full-time38 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time29 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
8 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Highland School Town

Highland's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,036
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,069
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,036 per pupil, $5,715 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 Highland pay

Typical tax bill
$2,047
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$233,300
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 Highland's government

🏛️ Official websitehighland.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Highland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Highland

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

All of Highland'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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