Town Hall · Webster

Webster, IN town hall & government

Webster spent $133,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $112 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Webster's money goes

Spent
$133,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$112
typical Indiana towns: $55
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$113,00085%
Paid to other governments
$4,0003%
Other
$16,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the state 8%
Town workforce

Who works for Webster

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Northeastern Wayne Schools

Webster's K–12 school district, shared with Fountain City, Franklin, Green, New Garden and Whitewater. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,610
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,326
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $11,610 per pupil, $6,637 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 Webster pay

Typical tax bill
$1,358
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$163,000
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 Webster's government

Town hall & decisions in Webster →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Webster

Webster is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Webster'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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