Patriot spent more per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Patriot’s town government spent $324,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,528 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Patriot is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,528 per resident in 2022: more than 90% of them
Patriot’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,528 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$960. Patriot spent more than 90% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($27,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Patriot itself left out).
About $1,528 per resident a year, or $4.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 51%.
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No trend yet
Patriot reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Patriot
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 24 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (212).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Switzerland County School Corporation
Patriot’s K–12 school district, shared with Cotton Township, Craig Township, Jefferson Township, Pleasant Township, Posey Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,213 per pupil, $5,768 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Patriot.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Patriot compares with the towns next door
Patriot spent $1,528 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | $26 | $654 |
| Patriot | $1,528 | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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Questions about Patriot’s government
How much does Patriot spend per resident?
About $1,528 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,528 was more than 90% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Patriot’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Patriot yet.
How many people work for Patriot?
9 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54,150 (about $649,800 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Patriot in the state legislature?
State Senate District 43 (Randy Maxwell) and State House District 68 (Garrett Bascom). The House district also covers 35 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →