Town Hall · Bratton

Bratton, PA town hall & government

Bratton spent $363,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $285 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bratton's money goes

Spent
$363,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$285
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$40,000
$31 per resident
Roads & transportation
$261,00072%
Administration & buildings
$44,00012%
Fire
$19,0005%
Sewer & trash
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$28,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 33%
  • From the state 30%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bratton

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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. Bratton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mifflin County School District

Bratton's K–12 school district, shared with Armagh, Brown, Burnham, Decatur, Derry and Granville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,601
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $16,601 per pupil, $9,906 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 Bratton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,209
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$159,300
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 Bratton's government

Town hall & decisions in Bratton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bratton

Bratton is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Bratton'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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