Town Hall · Loogootee

Loogootee, IN town hall & government

Loogootee spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,927 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Loogootee's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,927
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
$3,702 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million52%
Water & other utilities
$673,00013%
Administration & buildings
$530,00010%
Police
$351,0007%
Interest on debt
$304,0006%
Fire
$163,0003%
Roads & transportation
$150,0003%
Parks & libraries
$98,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Other
$169,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Loogootee

Full-time staff
18
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Loogootee Community School Corporation

Loogootee's K–12 school district, shared with Crane, Perry and Rutherford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,440
Indiana: $13,688
Students
796
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,440 per pupil, $5,951 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 Loogootee pay

Typical tax bill
$1,007
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$148,500
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 Loogootee's government

Town hall & decisions in Loogootee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Loogootee

Loogootee is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Loogootee'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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