Town Hall · Scioto

Scioto, OH town hall & government

Scioto spent $1.9 million 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 Scioto's government.

Town budget

Where Scioto's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$68
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$671,00036%
Roads & transportation
$345,00018%
Administration & buildings
$254,00014%
Interest on debt
$14,0001%
Other
$590,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 18%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Scioto

Full-time staff
7
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,100
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Fire
1 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Other
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chillicothe City School District

Scioto's K–12 school district, shared with Chillicothe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,085
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,645
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,085 per pupil, $9,023 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 Scioto: Union-Scioto Local School District ($13,041 per pupil) · Southeastern Local School District ($16,444 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Scioto pay

Typical tax bill
$1,642
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$162,300
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.

Local

Contact Scioto's government

Town hall & decisions in Scioto →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scioto

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

All of Scioto'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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