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Oolitic, IN town hall & government

Oolitic spent $712,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $626 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oolitic's money goes

Spent
$712,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$626
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$1,521 per resident
Water & other utilities
$221,00031%
Sewer & trash
$196,00028%
Administration & buildings
$112,00016%
Police
$79,00011%
Interest on debt
$69,00010%
Fire
$35,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 44%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 12%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oolitic

Full-time staff
7
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$24,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time2 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

North Lawrence Community Schools

Oolitic's K–12 school district, shared with Bedford, Guthrie, Indian Creek, Marshall, Perry and Pleasant Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,687
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,517
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,687 per pupil, $7,309 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 Oolitic pay

Typical tax bill
$787
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$138,200
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 Oolitic's government

Town hall & decisions in Oolitic →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oolitic

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

All of Oolitic'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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