Town Hall · Keener

Keener, IN town hall & government

Keener spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $99 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keener's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$99
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Health & welfare
$614,00060%
Fire
$239,00023%
Paid to other governments
$6,0001%
Other
$170,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keener

Full-time staff
1
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,900
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
1 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

Kankakee Valley School Corporation

Keener's K–12 school district, shared with DeMotte, Kankakee, Walker, Wheatfield, Wheatfield and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,501
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,147
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,501 per pupil, $7,421 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 Keener pay

Typical tax bill
$1,296
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$243,300
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 Keener's government

Town hall & decisions in Keener →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keener

Keener is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Keener'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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