Town Hall · Sidney

Sidney, IN town hall & government

Sidney spent $125,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,563 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sidney's money goes

Spent
$125,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,563
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$64,00051%
Administration & buildings
$61,00049%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 59%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sidney

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sidney didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Whitko Community School Corporation

Sidney's K–12 school district, shared with Cleveland, Jackson, Larwill, Monroe, Pierceton and Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,900
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,205
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,900 per pupil, $8,424 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 Sidney pay

Typical tax bill
$875
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$118,800
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 Sidney's government

Town hall & decisions in Sidney →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sidney

Sidney is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Sidney'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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