Town Hall · Sandborn

Sandborn, IN town hall & government

Sandborn spent $301,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $747 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sandborn's money goes

Spent
$301,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$747
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$3,174 per resident
Water & other utilities
$73,00024%
Administration & buildings
$64,00021%
Sewer & trash
$60,00020%
Interest on debt
$51,00017%
Roads & transportation
$18,0006%
Parks & libraries
$15,0005%
Other
$20,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 77%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sandborn

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$21,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

North Knox School Corporation

Sandborn's K–12 school district, shared with Bicknell, Bruceville, Busseron, Edwardsport, Oaktown and Vigo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,522
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,192
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,522 per pupil, $6,671 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 Sandborn pay

Typical tax bill
$558
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$94,400
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

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Town hall & decisions in Sandborn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sandborn

Sandborn is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Sandborn'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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