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Clearfield, PA town hall & government

Clearfield spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $718 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clearfield's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$718
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$15 million
$2,591 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million30%
Police
$1.2 million30%
Interest on debt
$634,00015%
Administration & buildings
$433,00010%
Housing & development
$194,0005%
Sewer & trash
$137,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$135,0003%
Fire
$91,0002%
Parks & libraries
$56,0001%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clearfield

Full-time staff
16
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time14 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clearfield Area School District

Clearfield's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford, Covington, Girard, Goshen, Knox and Lawrence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,680
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,066
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $18,680 per pupil, $11,169 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 Clearfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,634
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$100,400
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 Clearfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Clearfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clearfield

Clearfield is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Clearfield'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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