Town Hall · Posey

Posey, IN town hall & government

Posey spent $145,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $140 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Posey's money goes

Spent
$145,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$140
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$107,00074%
Administration & buildings
$22,00015%
Health & welfare
$16,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Posey

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 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

Rush County Schools

Posey's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Center, Jackson, Noble, Orange and Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,855
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,830
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,855 per pupil, $7,782 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 Posey pay

Typical tax bill
$1,047
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$222,000
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 Posey's government

Town hall & decisions in Posey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Posey

Posey is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Posey'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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