Banks, PA town hall & government
Banks spent $243,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $200 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Banks's government.
Where Banks's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Income taxes 28%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Other taxes & licenses 16%
- From the federal government 16%
- From the state 10%
- Property taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Banks
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Banks didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Hazleton Area School District
Banks's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Meadows, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham, East Union and Foster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 37%
- State 48%
- Federal 15%
Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 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.
Which schools Banks kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Banks pay
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.
Contact Banks's government
Who represents Banks
Banks is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.
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.