La Porte, IN town hall & government
La Porte spent $55.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,505 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach La Porte's government.
Where La Porte's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 29%
- Property taxes 28%
- From the state 18%
- Utility sales 15%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- From other local governments 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for La Porte
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
La Porte Community School Corporation
La Porte's K–12 school district, shared with Center, Kingsbury, Kingsford Heights, Lincoln, Pleasant and Scipio. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal
- Local 30%
- State 57%
- Federal 13%
Of the $13,506 per pupil, $7,642 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.
Also serving La Porte: New Prairie United School Corporation ($11,910 per pupil).
Which schools La Porte kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in La Porte pay
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.
Contact La Porte's government
Who represents La Porte
La Porte is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representatives Frank J. Mrvan and Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.
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.