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Ceredo, WV town hall & government

Ceredo spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,188 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ceredo's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,188
typical West Virginia cities: $2,159
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$1,428 per resident
Administration & buildings
$891,00030%
Sewer & trash
$652,00022%
Police
$445,00015%
Water & other utilities
$313,00011%
Roads & transportation
$244,0008%
Health & welfare
$200,0007%
Parks & libraries
$123,0004%
Interest on debt
$21,0001%
Other
$86,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Ceredo

Full-time staff
16
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$23,000
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Police
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Wayne County School District

Ceredo's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Gay, Kenova and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,036
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
6,138
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $15,036 per pupil, $8,969 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 Ceredo pay

Typical tax bill
$517
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$126,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ceredo's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofceredo.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ceredo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ceredo

Ceredo is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of Ceredo'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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