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How Monroe Township is run

Monroe Township spent $101,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $17 per resident.

Town budget
$101,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$17
Below typical Indiana towns ($29)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 14 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,738
a year · IN $1,614

What stands out about how Monroe Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $17 per resident a year, or $0.05 a day

The biggest line: paid to other governments, at 39% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 67%From the state 33%
The school district

Borden-Henryville School Corp

Monroe Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Borden, Union Township, Wood Township, Carr Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Monroe Township →
$13,192
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,743
students
$45.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,192 per pupil, $6,625 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 30%State 56%Federal 14%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Monroe Township

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Monroe Township yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Monroe Township

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 7 pt
Other0 + 7 pt
0
full-time
14
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,738 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.66% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Carr Township$2,226
Monroe Township$1,738
Charlestown Township$1,725
Indiana$1,614
Oregon Township$1,423
Wood Township$1,408
Finley Township$1,302
Polk Township$1,277
Union Township$1,260
Vienna Township$1,244
$1,738
typical bill a year
0.66%
effective rate
$263,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Monroe Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Next door

How Monroe Township’s budget compares

Monroe Township ranks 5th lowest of 7 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Carr Township$11—$2,226
Finley Township$11—$1,302
Oregon Township$12—$1,423
Charlestown Township$16—$1,725
Monroe Township$17—$1,738
Wood Township$25—$1,408
Polk Township$31—$1,277
Union Township——$1,260
Vienna Township——$1,244
Otisco———

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Monroe Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Monroe Township.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Monroe Township’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Monroe Township is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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