$47M a year, billed to homes and farms
$33.52 per $1,000 of taxable value — 1.17% of appraised value · 72nd highest rate of 88
66% to schools · taxable value $1.69B, +37% in three years
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Shelby County
Where Shelby County’s $47M goes
- Schools $31M
- Fire, police, roads & local services $6M
- County services $6M
- Career-technical schools $3M
- Other services $357K
How it was approved
$35M passed by voters · 74%
levies approved at the ballot, in any year
$12M never on a ballot · 26%
inside millage, levied without a vote
Of the $31M to schools, $25M was voted and $6M is unvoted inside millage.
Where these school districts’ money comes from: 41% local taxes, mostly this property tax · 45% 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 Shelby County
32% of the homes their owners live in, in Shelby County, belong to someone 65 or older — about 4,400 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 Shelby County is under Unpaid & foreclosures →
The school districts in Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney City 37% of the homes here | $779 | 532nd of 607 | $16,390 |
| Anna Local 15% of the homes here | $558 | 60th of 607 | $13,932 |
| Fort Loramie Local 12% of the homes here | $640 | 7th of 607 | $16,572 |
| Hardin-Houston Local 11% of the homes here | $638 | 141st of 607 | $17,148 |
| Jackson Center Local 6% of the homes here | $744 | 35th of 607 | $17,213 |
| Fairlawn Local 6% of the homes here | $735 | 143rd of 607 | $16,757 |
| Russia Local 5% of the homes here | $829 | 15th of 607 | $15,349 |
| Botkins Local 5% of the homes here | $700 | 59th of 607 | $15,383 |
| Minster Local 2% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $668 | 8th of 607 | $13,197 |
| New Knoxville Local 1% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $736 | 30th of 607 | $15,522 |
| New Bremen Local <1% of the homes here · based in Auglaize County | $701 | 12th of 607 | $14,704 |
| Versailles Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Darke County | $586 | 6th of 607 | $15,165 |
| Bradford Exempted Village <1% of the homes here · based in Miami County | $544 | 504th of 607 | $17,206 |
| Graham Local <1% of the homes here · based in Champaign County | $592 | 319th of 607 | $15,822 |
| Riverside Local <1% of the homes here · based in Logan County | $571 | 402nd of 607 | $20,336 |
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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 Shelby County
Each has its own page: what a home there pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Cities and villages
Anna · Botkins · Fort Loramie · Jackson Center · Kettlersville · Lockington · Port Jefferson · Russia · Sidney
Townships
Clinton · Cynthian · Dinsmore · Franklin · Green · Jackson · Loramie · McLean · Orange · Perry · Salem · Turtle Creek · Van Buren · 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: Logan · Champaign · Miami · Darke · Auglaize
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.