Town Hall · Pike

Pike, IN town hall & government

Pike spent $38.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $471 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pike's money goes

Spent
$38.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$471
typical Indiana towns: $137
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$37 million95%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$808,0002%
Administration & buildings
$648,0002%
Health & welfare
$348,0001%
Other
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pike

Full-time staff
202
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$92,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
137
on the town payroll
Fire
155 full-time
Health & welfare
35 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pike Township Metropolitan School District

Pike's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,642
Indiana: $13,688
Students
10,617
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,642 per pupil, $8,740 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 Pike pay

Typical tax bill
$1,828
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$224,600
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 Pike's government

Town hall & decisions in Pike →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pike

Pike is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative André Carson. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Pike'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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