Town Hall · Somerville

Somerville, IN town hall & government

Somerville spent $157,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $540 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Somerville's money goes

Spent
$157,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$540
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$84,00054%
Roads & transportation
$64,00041%
Administration & buildings
$9,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • From other local governments 50%
Town workforce

Who works for Somerville

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
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

East Gibson School Corporation

Somerville's K–12 school district, shared with Barton, Center, Columbia, Francisco, Mackey and Oakland City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,115
Indiana: $13,688
Students
669
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,115 per pupil, $6,877 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.

Local

Contact Somerville's government

Town hall & decisions in Somerville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Somerville

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

All of Somerville'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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