Town Hall · Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel, IN town hall & government

Mount Carmel spent $22,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $324 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Carmel's money goes

Spent
$22,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$324
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$20,00091%
Roads & transportation
$2,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 46%
  • Property taxes 46%
  • From other local governments 8%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mount Carmel

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Franklin County Community School Corporation

Mount Carmel's K–12 school district, shared with Blooming Grove, Brookville, Brookville, Cedar Grove, Fairfield and Highland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,144
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,987
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,144 per pupil, $6,552 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 Mount Carmel pay

Typical tax bill
$700
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$131,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mount Carmel's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Carmel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Mount Carmel'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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