Town Hall · Olive

Olive, IN town hall & government

Olive spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $549 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Olive's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$549
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$2.7 million96%
Administration & buildings
$80,0003%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Other
$9,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Olive

Full-time staff
17
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,900
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
16
on the town payroll
Fire
16 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Prairie United School Corporation

Olive's K–12 school district, shared with Galena, Hudson, New Carlisle, Wills and Kankakee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,910
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,850
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,910 per pupil, $5,785 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 Olive pay

Typical tax bill
$2,212
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$232,100
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 Olive's government

Town hall & decisions in Olive →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Olive

Olive is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Olive'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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