Town Hall · Pine

Pine, IN town hall & government

Pine spent $70,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $26 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pine's money goes

Spent
$70,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$26
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$46,00066%
Administration & buildings
$19,00027%
Health & welfare
$5,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pine collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Pine

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Michigan City Area Schools

Pine's K–12 school district, shared with Beverly Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michigan City, Michigan and Pottawattamie Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,467
Indiana: $13,688
Students
5,022
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $17,467 per pupil, $9,086 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.

Also serving Pine: Duneland School Corporation ($13,969 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pine pay

Typical tax bill
$2,582
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$331,000
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 Pine's government

Town hall & decisions in Pine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine

Pine is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Pine'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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