Town Hall · Perry

Perry, OH town hall & government

Perry spent $104,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $68 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$104,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$68
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$46,00044%
Roads & transportation
$44,00042%
Paid to other governments
$10,00010%
Other
$4,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 58%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Gallia County Local School District

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Centerville (Thurman), Cheshire, Cheshire, Greenfield, Morgan and Ohio. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,531
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,161
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,531 per pupil, $8,772 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,474
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$112,200
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 Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

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

All of Perry'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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