Town Hall · Chippewa

Chippewa, PA town hall & government

Chippewa spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $727 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chippewa's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$727
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$110,000
$15 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million29%
Police
$1.3 million24%
Parks & libraries
$867,00016%
Administration & buildings
$754,00014%
Fire
$246,0005%
Sewer & trash
$15,000<1%
Interest on debt
$14,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$652,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Income taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chippewa

Full-time staff
21
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Blackhawk School District

Chippewa's K–12 school district, shared with Darlington, Darlington, Enon Valley, Patterson Heights, Patterson and South Beaver. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,754
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,353
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,754 per pupil, $10,121 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 Chippewa pay

Typical tax bill
$3,232
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$255,600
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 Chippewa's government

🏛️ Official websitechippewa-twp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chippewa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chippewa

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

All of Chippewa'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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