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Continental, OH town hall & government

Continental spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,784 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Continental's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,784
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$2,018 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million57%
Sewer & trash
$242,00013%
Administration & buildings
$165,0009%
Roads & transportation
$163,0008%
Police
$136,0007%
Interest on debt
$61,0003%
Fire
$58,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 24%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Continental

Full-time staff
5
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Police
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 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

Continental Local School District

Continental's K–12 school district, shared with Dupont, Monroe, Perry, Cloverdale and Palmer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,919
Ohio: $16,610
Students
469
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 53%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,919 per pupil, $10,102 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 Continental pay

Typical tax bill
$1,534
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$161,500
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 Continental's government

Town hall & decisions in Continental →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Continental

Continental is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Robert E. Latta. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Continental'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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