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Wellston, OH town hall & government

Wellston spent $8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,450 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wellston's money goes

Spent
$8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,450
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$33,000
$6 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million29%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million22%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million16%
Police
$1.3 million16%
Fire
$532,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$203,0003%
Housing & development
$70,0001%
Other
$537,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wellston

Full-time staff
36
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
11 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time2 part
Fire
3 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wellston City School District

Wellston's K–12 school district, shared with Coalton, Washington, Milton and Coal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,545
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$139,000
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $16,545 per pupil, $9,522 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 Wellston pay

Typical tax bill
$1,233
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$124,000
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 Wellston's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwellston.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wellston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wellston

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

All of Wellston'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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