Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY 3.0How is Ravenna run?
Ravenna’s city government spent $19.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,769 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ravenna didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ravenna is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,769 per resident a year, or $4.85 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ravenna didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Ravenna yet
Every year of Ravenna’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,790 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.28% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ravenna’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Ravenna’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ravenna →
Who’s in charge in Ravenna
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ravenna’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.ravenna.oh.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 88 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,251).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ravenna City School District
Ravenna’s K–12 school district, shared with Ravenna Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,225 per pupil, $10,281 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Ravenna voted in 2024
Official results for Ravenna’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.2%2,672 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.8%2,206 votesOthers: 1.0% (49 votes).
Most votes in Ravenna: Donald J Trump
Portage County: Trump 57.3%, Harris 41.8% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Ravenna’s 8,964 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Ravenna: Sherrod Brown
Portage County: Moreno 51.3%, Brown 45.1% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: David P Joyce
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Ravenna, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna | 54.2% | 44.8% | 1.0% | 4,927 |
| Portage County | 57.3% | 41.8% | 0.9% | 83,181 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ravenna.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.ravenna.oh.us ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Ravenna’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ravenna’s government
How much does Ravenna spend per resident?
About $1,769 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Ravenna didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $28.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ravenna?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,790 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.28% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.ravenna.oh.us.
Who runs Ravenna’s government?
See ci.ravenna.oh.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ravenna yet.
How did Ravenna vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 54.2%, Kamala D Harris 44.8% (4,927 votes, official results). Portage County: Trump 57.3%, Harris 41.8%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Ravenna?
128 full-time and 58 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $826,166 (about $9.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ravenna in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Kristina Roegner) and State House District 72 (Heidi Workman). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ravenna’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Ravenna, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →