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Decatur, PA town hall & government

Decatur spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $436 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Decatur's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$436
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million56%
Roads & transportation
$548,00027%
Administration & buildings
$96,0005%
Fire
$70,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$179,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Decatur

Full-time staff
4
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District

Decatur's K–12 school district, shared with Boggs, Chester Hill, Osceola Mills, Philipsburg, Rush and Wallaceton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,818
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,595
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,818 per pupil, $12,167 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 Decatur pay

Typical tax bill
$1,271
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$135,700
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 Decatur's government

Town hall & decisions in Decatur →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Decatur

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

All of Decatur'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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