Town Hall · Carroll

Carroll, PA town hall & government

Carroll spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $288 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carroll's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$288
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$867,00057%
Parks & libraries
$218,00014%
Administration & buildings
$146,00010%
Fire
$82,0005%
Health & welfare
$41,0003%
Sewer & trash
$29,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%
Other
$135,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 46%
  • From the state 23%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Carroll

Full-time staff
4
120 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time117 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Perry School District

Carroll's K–12 school district, shared with Blain, Bloomfield, Centre, Jackson, Landisburg and Northeast Madison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,823
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,823 per pupil, $9,693 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 Carroll pay

Typical tax bill
$3,196
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$259,700
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 Carroll's government

Town hall & decisions in Carroll →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carroll

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

All of Carroll'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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