Town Hall · Salem

Salem, OH town hall & government

Salem spent $202,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $423 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Salem's money goes

Spent
$202,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$423
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$123,00061%
Administration & buildings
$60,00030%
Fire
$19,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 71%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 2%

Salem 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 Salem

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 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

Spencerville Local School District

Salem's K–12 school district, shared with Spencerville, Spencer, Jennings, Amanda and Venedocia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,779
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,018
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,779 per pupil, $7,852 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.

Also serving Salem: St. Marys City School District ($14,120 per pupil).

Local

Contact Salem's government

Town hall & decisions in Salem →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salem

Salem is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Salem'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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