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Carnegie, PA town hall & government

Carnegie spent $8.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,049 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carnegie's money goes

Spent
$8.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,049
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,362
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$449 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million28%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million20%
Police
$1.6 million19%
Fire
$232,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$138,0002%
Interest on debt
$132,0002%
Parks & libraries
$128,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Housing & development
$4,000<1%
Other
$368,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Carnegie

Full-time staff
24
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carlynton School District

Carnegie's K–12 school district, shared with Crafton and Rosslyn Farms. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,871
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,330
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $21,871 per pupil, $13,705 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 Carnegie pay

Typical tax bill
$3,242
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.89%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$171,500
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.

Local

Contact Carnegie's government

🏛️ Official websitecarnegieborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carnegie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carnegie

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

All of Carnegie'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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