Town Hall · Clarks Summit

Clarks Summit, PA town hall & government

Clarks Summit spent $4.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,021 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Clarks Summit

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Clarks Summit's money goes

Spent
$4.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,021
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$300,000
$62 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million53%
Police
$891,00018%
Roads & transportation
$630,00013%
Administration & buildings
$504,00010%
Fire
$132,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%
Other
$60,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clarks Summit

Full-time staff
12
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
6 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

Abington Heights School District

Clarks Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Clarks Green, Glenburn, Newton, North Abington, Ransom and South Abington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,997
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,461
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,997 per pupil, $9,876 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 Clarks Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$4,076
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$234,900
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 Clarks Summit's government

🏛️ Official websiteclarkssummitboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clarks Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clarks Summit

Clarks Summit is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Clarks Summit'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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