Town Hall · Cecil

Cecil, PA town hall & government

Cecil spent $17.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,324 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cecil's money goes

Spent
$17.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,324
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
$667 per resident
Roads & transportation
$8.1 million46%
Police
$4 million23%
Administration & buildings
$2 million11%
Fire
$954,0005%
Parks & libraries
$908,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$263,0002%
Interest on debt
$203,0001%
Health & welfare
$190,0001%
Sewer & trash
$17,000<1%
Other
$893,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cecil

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,100
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Canon-McMillan School District

Cecil's K–12 school district, shared with Canonsburg and North Strabane. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,025
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
5,435
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$182.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,025 per pupil, $9,059 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 Cecil pay

Typical tax bill
$3,618
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$347,000
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 Cecil's government

Town hall & decisions in Cecil →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cecil

Cecil is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Cecil'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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