Town Hall · Barnesville

Barnesville, OH town hall & government

Barnesville spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,062 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barnesville's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,062
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$414 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million32%
Police
$753,00018%
Sewer & trash
$619,00015%
Fire
$545,00013%
Roads & transportation
$374,0009%
Parks & libraries
$260,0006%
Administration & buildings
$143,0003%
Other
$138,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Barnesville

Full-time staff
32
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Fire
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 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

Barnesville Exempted Village School District

Barnesville's K–12 school district, shared with Somerset, Warren, Kirkwood and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,491
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,348
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 42%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,491 per pupil, $8,239 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 Barnesville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,282
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$114,800
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.

Local

Contact Barnesville's government

Town hall & decisions in Barnesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barnesville

Barnesville is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Barnesville'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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