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Dean, PA town hall & government

Dean spent $169,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $477 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dean's money goes

Spent
$169,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$477
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$106,00063%
Administration & buildings
$21,00012%
Water & other utilities
$17,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0004%
Fire
$3,0002%
Other
$16,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 32%
  • Income taxes 25%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dean

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penn Cambria School District

Dean's K–12 school district, shared with Allegheny, Ashville, Cresson, Cresson, Gallitzin and Gallitzin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,479
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,521
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,479 per pupil, $8,982 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 Dean pay

Typical tax bill
$1,265
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$142,300
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 Dean's government

Town hall & decisions in Dean →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dean

Dean is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Dean'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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