Town Hall · Shadeland

Shadeland, IN town hall & government

Shadeland spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $870 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shadeland's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$870
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$290,00017%
Roads & transportation
$236,00014%
Fire
$2,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million68%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 63%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shadeland

Full-time staff
1
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,300
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Shadeland's K–12 school district, shared with Battle Ground, Clarks Hill, Dayton, Jackson, Lauramie and Perry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,150
Indiana: $13,688
Students
13,526
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$278.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,150 per pupil, $6,456 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 Shadeland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,420
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$270,000
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 Shadeland's government

🏛️ Official websiteshadeland.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shadeland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shadeland

Shadeland is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Shadeland'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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