Town Hall · Preble

Preble, IN town hall & government

Preble spent $55,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $50 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Preble's money goes

Spent
$55,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$50
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$41,00075%
Administration & buildings
$6,00011%
Health & welfare
$1,0002%
Other
$7,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • Income taxes 19%
Town workforce

Who works for Preble

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

North Adams Community Schools

Preble's K–12 school district, shared with Root, Union, Decatur and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,022
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,579
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,022 per pupil, $6,291 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 Preble pay

Typical tax bill
$1,407
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$221,000
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 Preble's government

Town hall & decisions in Preble →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Preble

Preble is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Preble'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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