Broad Top, PA town hall & government
Broad Top spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,532 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Broad Top's government.
Where Broad Top's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 47%
- From the federal government 25%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Income taxes 6%
- From other local governments 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
- Property taxes <1%
Who works for Broad Top
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Tussey Mountain School District
Broad Top's K–12 school district, shared with Broad Top City, Carbon, Coaldale, Coalmont, Dudley and Hopewell. 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 29%
- State 64%
- Federal 6%
Of the $18,797 per pupil, $11,398 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 Broad Top kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Broad Top 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 Broad Top's government
Who represents Broad Top
Broad Top is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. 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.