Town Hall · Letart

Letart, OH town hall & government

Letart spent $264,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $411 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Letart's money goes

Spent
$264,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$411
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$13,000
$20 per resident
Roads & transportation
$200,00076%
Paid to other governments
$51,00019%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Letart

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
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

Southern Local School District

Letart's K–12 school district, shared with Racine, Sutton, Syracuse and Lebanon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,426
Ohio: $16,610
Students
697
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,426 per pupil, $8,791 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 Letart pay

Typical tax bill
$2,857
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$294,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Letart's government

Town hall & decisions in Letart →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Letart

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

All of Letart'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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