$79M a year, billed to homes and farms
$39.00 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.37% of appraised value · 34th highest rate of 88
59% to schools · taxable value $2.21B, +44% in three years
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Knox County
Where Knox County’s $79M goes
- Schools $46M
- County services $15M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $13M
- Career-technical schools $4M
- Libraries $990K
- Parks $176K
How it was approved
$61M passed by voters · 78%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$18M never on a ballot · 22%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $46M to schools, $39M was voted and $7M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 47% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 39% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 14% federal money and fees. The state’s share is never on a property tax bill. The Schools section has it district by district. Where the money comes from is the state’s split, by the accounting code each district files it under. A district’s bookkeeping can put local money, such as payments from development (TIF) districts, in another column.
Homes and farmland (Class I) at the certified net rates, before the homestead exemption. Commercial property is rated separately.
Homeowners 65 and over in Knox County
34% of the homes their owners live in, in Knox County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 6,100 homes, give or take 2 points.
Ohio: 33%
Owners who are 65 or older, or disabled, can claim Ohio’s homestead exemption, which takes part of a home’s value off the bill; most must have an income under the state’s limit. From the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates (table B25007, owner-occupied homes by the age of the householder). A survey, so every figure has a margin of error.
What goes unpaid in Knox County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Knox County
Each has its own page, with the same chapters as this one. The district with the most of the county’s homes comes first; a heading sorts by its column.
| District activate to sort by District | School levies per $100,000 activate to sort by School levies per $100,000 | Test scores activate to sort by Test scores | Spent per student activate to sort by Spent per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon City 38% of the homes here | $792 | 187th of 607 | $15,203 |
| East Knox Local 24% of the homes here | $735 | 432nd of 607 | $16,746 |
| Centerburg Local 12% of the homes here | $542 | 220th of 607 | $14,728 |
| Fredericktown Local 12% of the homes here | $647 | 246th of 607 | $12,969 |
| Danville Local 5% of the homes here | $513 | 158th of 607 | $17,422 |
| North Fork Local 5% of the homes here · based in Licking County | $509 | 455th of 607 | $15,697 |
| Clear Fork Valley Local 1% of the homes here · based in Richland County | $557 | 236th of 607 | $14,958 |
| Northridge Local 1% of the homes here · based in Licking County | $668 | 322nd of 607 | $17,017 |
| Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Ashland County | $746 | 257th of 607 | $19,240 |
Swipe sideways for more columns.
School levies: what each district’s own levies charge a home its owner lives in, for every $100,000 the county values it at, tax year 2025. Test scores: the Performance Index rank among Ohio’s traditional districts, 2025-26. Spent per student: operating spending over enrolled pupils, 2024-25. Each district’s page says where every figure comes from.
The towns in Knox County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Centerburg · Danville · Fredericktown · Martinsburg · Mount Vernon · Village Of Brinkhaven
Townships
Berlin · Brown · Butler · Clay · Clinton · College · Harrison · Hilliar · Howard · Jackson · Jefferson · Liberty · Middlebury · Milford · Miller · Monroe · Morgan · Morris · Pike · Pleasant · Union · Wayne
Then your own bill
A county figure is a county figure. Your bill is your own taxing district’s rate on your own value.
Next door, clockwise from the north: Ashland · Holmes · Coshocton · Licking · Delaware · Morrow · Richland
This is an estimate built from public records — not tax, legal or financial advice, and not an appraisal. Only your county’s own statement is authoritative about your bill. If you’re thinking of challenging your value, confirm the details with your county’s Board of Revision or a property-tax professional. The full terms.