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How Morocco is run

Morocco spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,254 per resident.

City budget
$1.4 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,254
Below typical Indiana cities ($1,507)
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
$3,587 per resident
City staff
7
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,123
a year · IN $1,614

What stands out about how Morocco is run

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

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,123 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Morocco$1,123
$1,123
typical bill a year
0.99%
effective rate
$113,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Morocco’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $1,254 per resident a year, or $3.44 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 46%Utility sales 26%From the state 15%Property taxes 10%Interest, fines & other 3%Other taxes & licenses <1%
The school district

North Newton School Corporation

Morocco’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver, Colfax, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Morocco →
$14,229
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,041
students
$13.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,229 per pupil, $7,500 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 39%State 57%Federal 4%

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 Morocco

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

Who works for Morocco

One full-time town employee for every 155 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings6
Roads & transportation0 + 2 pt
Police1
7
full-time
2
part-time
$23,900
average full-time pay, before benefits
1
sworn police officers

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

Who represents Morocco

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Morocco.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    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 Morocco’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 Morocco is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Morocco get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

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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