Town Hall · Shawnee

Shawnee, OH town hall & government

Shawnee spent $7.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $596 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shawnee's money goes

Spent
$7.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$596
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$3.8 million50%
Police
$2 million27%
Roads & transportation
$846,00011%
Administration & buildings
$625,0008%
Paid to other governments
$192,0003%
Other
$51,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shawnee

Full-time staff
54
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 23 full-time firefighters
Fire
26 full-time1 part
Police
17 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Shawnee Local School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,758
Ohio: $16,610
Students
2,275
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$300,000
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,758 per pupil, $8,595 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 Shawnee pay

Typical tax bill
$2,968
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$227,800
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 Shawnee's government

Town hall & decisions in Shawnee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shawnee

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

All of Shawnee'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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