Town Hall · Cass

Cass, PA town hall & government

Cass spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $577 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cass's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$577
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$27,000
$14 per resident
Housing & development
$283,00026%
Administration & buildings
$248,00023%
Roads & transportation
$222,00021%
Police
$78,0007%
Fire
$68,0006%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$165,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the state 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 21%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Cass didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cass

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$57,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minersville Area School District

Cass's K–12 school district, shared with Branch, Foster, Minersville and Reilly. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,481
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,053
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,481 per pupil, $10,261 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 Cass pay

Typical tax bill
$1,495
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$118,100
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 Cass's government

🏛️ Official websitecasstownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cass →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cass

Cass is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Cass'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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