Town Hall · Champion

Champion, OH town hall & government

Champion spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $411 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Champion's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$411
typical Ohio towns: $529
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$1.2 million31%
Police
$961,00025%
Roads & transportation
$874,00023%
Administration & buildings
$76,0002%
Other
$725,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Champion

Full-time staff
25
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 6 full-time firefighters
Fire
7 full-time13 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Champion didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Champion Local School District

Champion's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,242
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,264
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,242 per pupil, $8,452 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 Champion pay

Typical tax bill
$2,442
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$160,100
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.

Local

Contact Champion's government

Town hall & decisions in Champion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Champion

Champion is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Champion'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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