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Versailles, IN town hall & government

Versailles spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,950 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Versailles's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,950
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$576,000
$264 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million26%
Water & other utilities
$703,00017%
Housing & development
$637,00015%
Sewer & trash
$413,00010%
Roads & transportation
$138,0003%
Parks & libraries
$134,0003%
Police
$13,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Versailles

Full-time staff
11
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time3 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Ripley Community School Corporation

Versailles's K–12 school district, shared with Brown, Holton, Johnson, Otter Creek and Shelby. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,239
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,083
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,239 per pupil, $7,914 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 Versailles pay

Typical tax bill
$1,070
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$169,200
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 Versailles's government

Town hall & decisions in Versailles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Versailles

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

All of Versailles'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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