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Indiana Park Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 72
Median expenditures $182K
25th–75th percentile $48K  –  $572K
Total spend $53.8M
  1. #1
    South Bend Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 103,453
    Expenditures $7.9M
    Revenue $24.7M
  2. #2
    Carmel Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 99,757
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $14.0M
  3. #3
    New Albany Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 38,270
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $317K
  4. #4
    Vanderburgh County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 181,451
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.8M
  5. #5
    Monroe County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 148,431
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $223K
  6. #6
    Westfield Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 46,410
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $102K
  7. #7
    Lawrence Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 49,156
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $155K
  8. #8
    Brownsburg Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 28,540
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.0M
  9. #9
    Tippecanoe County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 195,732
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $144K
  10. #10
    Logansport Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 17,638
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $50K
  11. #11
    Whiting Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 4,831
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $523K
  12. #12
    Cedar Lake Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 14,271
    Expenditures $791K
    Revenue $31K
  13. #13
    Porter County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 173,215
    Expenditures $713K
    Revenue $405K
  14. #14
    Allen County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 385,252
    Expenditures $648K
    Revenue $278K
  15. #15
    Hendricks County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 174,788
    Expenditures $620K
    Revenue $31K
  16. #16
    Laporte County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 110,552
    Expenditures $557K
    Revenue $112K
  17. #17
    Bartholomew County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 83,779
    Expenditures $503K
    Revenue $65K
  18. #18
    City Of Greendale Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 3,938
    Expenditures $426K
    Revenue $81
  19. #19
    Charlestown Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 8,622
    Expenditures $404K
    Revenue $167K
  20. #20
    Monticello Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 5,218
    Expenditures $373K
    Revenue $63K
  21. #21
    Tipton Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 5,106
    Expenditures $308K
    Revenue $54K
  22. #22
    Merrillville Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 35,246
    Expenditures $307K
    Revenue $1.3M
  23. #23
    Hartford City Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 5,860
    Expenditures $276K
    Revenue $26K
  24. #24
    Beech Grove Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 15,140
    Expenditures $268K
    Revenue $102K
  25. #25
    Newburgh Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 3,325
    Expenditures $251K
    Revenue $22K
  26. #26
    Jennings County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 27,469
    Expenditures $233K
    Revenue $125K
  27. #27
    Berne Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 3,999
    Expenditures $223K
    Revenue $4K
  28. #28
    Auburn Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 13,509
    Expenditures $204K
    Revenue $1.4M
  29. #29
    Vermillion County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 15,498
    Expenditures $193K
    Revenue $13K
  30. #30
    Brown County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 15,092
    Expenditures $182K
    Revenue $87K
  31. #31
    Rushville Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 5,943
    Expenditures $182K
    Revenue $61K
  32. #32
    Perry County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 19,169
    Expenditures $149K
    Revenue $173K
  33. #33
    New Carlisle Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 1,861
    Expenditures $125K
    Revenue $2K
  34. #34
    North Vernon Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 6,728
    Expenditures $122K
    Revenue $542K
  35. #35
    Dearborn County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 50,395
    Expenditures $120K
    Revenue $62K
  36. #36
    Dunkirk Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 2,237
    Expenditures $113K
    Revenue $19K
  37. #37
    Cass County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 37,689
    Expenditures $105K
    Revenue $1.0M
  38. #38
    St. John Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 19,934
    Expenditures $64K
    Revenue $1.8M
  39. #39
    Gary Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 69,093
    Expenditures $46K
    Revenue $1.9M
  40. #40
    Michigan City Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 30,956
    Expenditures $35K
    Revenue $4.7M
  41. #41
    Brookston Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 1,520
    Expenditures $35K
    Revenue $3K
  42. #42
    Beverly Shores Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 613
    Expenditures $28K
    Revenue $44K
  43. #43
    Waterloo Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 2,309
    Expenditures $27K
    Revenue $7K
  44. #44
    Marshall County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 46,258
    Expenditures $25K
    Revenue $5K
  45. #45
    Lebanon Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 16,620
    Expenditures $18K
    Revenue $2.0M
  46. #46
    Trail Creek Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 2,052
    Expenditures $15K
    Revenue $3K
  47. #47
    Warren County Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 8,252
    Expenditures $10K
    Revenue $75
  48. #48
    Galveston Parks & Recreation (IN)
    FY 2024 pop. 1,203
    Expenditures $2K
    Revenue $16K