Chesapeake, WV town hall & government
Chesapeake spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $986 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chesapeake's government.
Where Chesapeake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 50%
- Interest, fines & other 20%
- Other taxes & licenses 11%
- Property taxes 8%
- From the federal government 6%
- Sales taxes 4%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Chesapeake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Chesapeake didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Kanawha County School District
Chesapeake's K–12 school district, shared with Belle, Cedar Grove, Charleston, Clendenin, Dunbar and East Bank. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal
- Local 34%
- State 47%
- Federal 19%
Of the $14,492 per pupil, $8,519 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.
Which schools Chesapeake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Chesapeake pay
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.
Contact Chesapeake's government
Who represents Chesapeake
Chesapeake is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.
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.