$56M a year, billed to homes and farms
$35.80 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.25% of appraised value · 52nd highest rate of 88
69% to schools · taxable value $1.71B, +45% in three years
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Mercer County
Where Mercer County’s $56M goes
- Schools $39M
- County services $8M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $6M
- Career-technical schools $1M
- Other services $647K
- Libraries $367K
How it was approved
$43M passed by voters · 76%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$13M never on a ballot · 24%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $39M to schools, $32M was voted and $7M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 41% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 44% the state, from income, sales and cigarette taxes and the lottery · 15% 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 Mercer County
32% of the homes their owners live in, in Mercer County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 4,200 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 Mercer County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Mercer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celina City 38% of the homes here | $932 | 291st of 607 | $16,147 |
| Coldwater Exempted Village 15% of the homes here | $699 | 68th of 607 | $12,203 |
| Parkway Local 13% of the homes here | $681 | 188th of 607 | $15,770 |
| St Henry Consolidated Local 12% of the homes here | $690 | 19th of 607 | $12,113 |
| Marion Local 11% of the homes here | $795 | 2nd of 607 | $11,941 |
| Fort Recovery Local 10% of the homes here | $548 | 34th of 607 | $13,755 |
| New Bremen Local <1% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $662 | 12th of 607 | $14,704 |
| Minster Local <1% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $571 | 8th of 607 | $13,197 |
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 Mercer County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Burkettsville · Celina · Chickasaw · Coldwater · Fort Recovery · Mendon · Montezuma · Rockford · St. Henry
Townships
Black Creek · Butler · Center · Dublin · Franklin · Gibson · Granville · Hopewell · Jefferson · Liberty · Marion · Recovery · Union · Washington
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: Van Wert · Auglaize · Darke
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.