Town Hall · Pandora

Pandora, OH town hall & government

Pandora spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $991 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pandora's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$991
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$692,000
$629 per resident
Police
$212,00019%
Sewer & trash
$160,00015%
Administration & buildings
$141,00013%
Roads & transportation
$125,00011%
Water & other utilities
$87,0008%
Interest on debt
$34,0003%
Parks & libraries
$25,0002%
Paid to other governments
$17,0002%
Other
$290,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 52%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pandora

Full-time staff
12
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pandora-Gilboa Local School District

Pandora's K–12 school district, shared with Gilboa, Riley and Blanchard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,477
Ohio: $16,610
Students
514
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 54%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,477 per pupil, $9,833 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 Pandora pay

Typical tax bill
$1,413
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$147,700
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 Pandora's government

🏛️ Official websitepandoraoh.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pandora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pandora

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

All of Pandora'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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