Town Hall · Steen

Steen, IN town hall & government

Steen spent $79,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $90 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Steen's money goes

Spent
$79,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$90
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$45,00057%
Paid to other governments
$2,0003%
Other
$32,00041%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 13%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Steen

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Knox School Corporation

Steen's K–12 school district, shared with Decker, Decker, Harrison, Johnson, Monroe City and Palmyra. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,505
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,243
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,505 per pupil, $6,928 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 Steen pay

Typical tax bill
$596
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$120,000
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 Steen's government

Town hall & decisions in Steen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Steen

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

All of Steen'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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