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Ashland, PA town hall & government

Ashland spent $602,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $226 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ashland's money goes

Spent
$602,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$226
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$583,00097%
Interest on debt
$13,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Water & other utilities
$6,0001%
Administration & buildings
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Ashland

Full-time staff
11
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Schuylkill School District

Ashland's K–12 school district, shared with Butler, Conyngham, Frackville, Girardville, Gordon and Ringtown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,234
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,062
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,234 per pupil, $9,013 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 Ashland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,544
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.63%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$58,800
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 Ashland's government

Town hall & decisions in Ashland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashland

Ashland is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Ashland'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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