Town Hall · Brecknock

Brecknock, PA town hall & government

Brecknock spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $527 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brecknock's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$527
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$888,00036%
Police
$730,00030%
Administration & buildings
$360,00015%
Fire
$164,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$89,0004%
Health & welfare
$43,0002%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Sewer & trash
$4,000<1%
Other
$177,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 33%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brecknock

Full-time staff
8
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Governor Mifflin School District

Brecknock's K–12 school district, shared with Cumru, Kenhorst, Mohnton and Shillington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,364
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,085
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,364 per pupil, $10,005 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 Brecknock pay

Typical tax bill
$5,941
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$353,300
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.

Local

Contact Brecknock's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Brecknock

Brecknock is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Brecknock'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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