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White Post, IN town hall & government

White Post spent $141,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $142 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where White Post's money goes

Spent
$141,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$142
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$100,00071%
Paid to other governments
$2,0001%
Other
$39,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From other local governments 30%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce

Who works for White Post

Full-time staff
2
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$7,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Central School Corporation

White Post's K–12 school district, shared with Francesville, Gillam, Medaryville, Salem, Beaver and Cass. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,605
Indiana: $13,688
Students
618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,605 per pupil, $7,976 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 White Post pay

Typical tax bill
$577
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$140,100
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 White Post's government

Town hall & decisions in White Post →

Beyond town hall

Who represents White Post

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

All of White Post'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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