Town Hall · Decatur

Decatur, OH town hall & government

Decatur spent $158,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $226 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Decatur's money goes

Spent
$158,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$226
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$55,00035%
Roads & transportation
$55,00035%
Fire
$9,0006%
Other
$39,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • From the state 11%

Decatur didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Decatur

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Rock Hill Local School District

Decatur's K–12 school district, shared with Elizabeth, Hanging Rock, Hamilton, Upper and Lawrence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,693
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,318
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 40%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $20,693 per pupil, $12,426 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 Decatur pay

Typical tax bill
$775
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$82,900
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 Decatur's government

Town hall & decisions in Decatur →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Decatur

Decatur is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David J. Taylor. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Decatur'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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