Town Hall · Shawswick

Shawswick, IN town hall & government

Shawswick spent $229,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $11 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shawswick's money goes

Spent
$229,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$11
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$122,00053%
Administration & buildings
$96,00042%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$9,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • Income taxes 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Shawswick 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 Shawswick

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 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 Lawrence Community Schools

Shawswick's K–12 school district, shared with Bedford, Guthrie, Indian Creek, Marshall, Oolitic and Perry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,687
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,517
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,687 per pupil, $7,309 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 Shawswick pay

Typical tax bill
$1,081
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$165,300
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.

Local

Contact Shawswick's government

Town hall & decisions in Shawswick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shawswick

Shawswick is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Shawswick'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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