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Bell Acres, PA town hall & government

Bell Acres spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,422 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bell Acres's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,422
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$2,418 per resident
Roads & transportation
$507,00026%
Police
$493,00025%
Administration & buildings
$415,00021%
Fire
$95,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$74,0004%
Interest on debt
$74,0004%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Health & welfare
$12,0001%
Other
$269,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Income taxes 29%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bell Acres

Full-time staff
6
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bell Acres didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quaker Valley School District

Bell Acres's K–12 school district, shared with Aleppo, Edgeworth, Glen Osborne, Glenfield, Haysville and Leet. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,781
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,814
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44 million
at year end

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

  • Local 80%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $25,781 per pupil, $15,630 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 Bell Acres pay

Typical tax bill
$6,287
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$437,500
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 Bell Acres's government

🏛️ Official websitebellacresborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bell Acres →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bell Acres

Bell Acres is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Bell Acres'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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