Town Hall · Sheffield

Sheffield, OH town hall & government

Sheffield spent $771,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $492 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sheffield's money goes

Spent
$771,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$492
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$34,000
$22 per resident
Fire
$322,00042%
Administration & buildings
$312,00040%
Roads & transportation
$86,00011%
Water & other utilities
$30,0004%
Paid to other governments
$8,0001%
Sewer & trash
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sheffield

Full-time staff
1
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,700
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Other
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

Buckeye Local School District

Sheffield's K–12 school district, shared with North Kingsville, Kingsville, Ashtabula and Denmark. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,852
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,658
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 40%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,852 per pupil, $7,197 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 Sheffield: Jefferson Area Local School District ($11,273 per pupil) · Conneaut Area City School District ($15,150 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sheffield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,260
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$194,600
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 Sheffield's government

Town hall & decisions in Sheffield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sheffield

Sheffield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Sheffield'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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