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Spencerville, OH town hall & government

Spencerville spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $904 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spencerville's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$904
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$739 per resident
Administration & buildings
$492,00025%
Sewer & trash
$485,00025%
Water & other utilities
$418,00022%
Police
$282,00015%
Roads & transportation
$154,0008%
Interest on debt
$63,0003%
Parks & libraries
$43,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Income taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spencerville

Full-time staff
10
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time14 part
Police
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Spencerville's K–12 school district, shared with Spencer, Jennings, Salem, 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Spencerville pay

Typical tax bill
$901
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$137,100
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 Spencerville's government

Town hall & decisions in Spencerville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spencerville

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

All of Spencerville'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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