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Ronceverte, WV town hall & government

Ronceverte spent $4.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,509 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ronceverte's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,509
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
$14.6 million
$8,845 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million32%
Water & other utilities
$864,00021%
Police
$585,00014%
Interest on debt
$504,00012%
Administration & buildings
$421,00010%
Roads & transportation
$299,0007%
Parks & libraries
$116,0003%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 49%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ronceverte

Full-time staff
22
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Greenbrier County School District

Ronceverte's K–12 school district, shared with Falling Spring, Lewisburg, Quinwood, Rainelle, Rupert and White Sulphur Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,817
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
4,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,817 per pupil, $9,906 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 Ronceverte pay

Typical tax bill
$731
a year · West Virginia typical $865
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · West Virginia 0.53%
Typical home value
$130,300
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 Ronceverte's government

🏛️ Official websiteroncevertewv.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ronceverte →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ronceverte

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

All of Ronceverte'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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