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St. Paris, OH town hall & government

St. Paris spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $780 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Paris's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$780
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$3 million
$1,502 per resident
Roads & transportation
$360,00023%
Water & other utilities
$333,00021%
Police
$310,00020%
Administration & buildings
$282,00018%
Sewer & trash
$273,00017%
Parks & libraries
$9,0001%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Paris

Full-time staff
10
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Graham Local School District

St. Paris's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Christiansburg, Johnson, Mad River, Jackson and Concord. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,607
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,648
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,607 per pupil, $7,531 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 St. Paris pay

Typical tax bill
$1,749
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$160,200
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 St. Paris's government

🏛️ Official websitestparisohio.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Paris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Paris

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

All of St. Paris'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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