Town Hall · Deshler

Deshler, OH town hall & government

Deshler spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,059 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Deshler's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,059
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million66%
Police
$234,00014%
Sewer & trash
$178,00011%
Parks & libraries
$81,0005%
Administration & buildings
$70,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 81%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Deshler

Full-time staff
14
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time14 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time1 part
Police
3 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Housing & development
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

Patrick Henry Local School District

Deshler's K–12 school district, shared with Bartlow, Hamler, Malinta, Richfield, Marion and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,838
Ohio: $16,610
Students
857
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,838 per pupil, $10,618 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 Deshler pay

Typical tax bill
$1,525
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$112,500
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 Deshler's government

🏛️ Official websitedeshlerohiochamber.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Deshler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deshler

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

All of Deshler'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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