Town Hall · Dennison

Dennison, PA town hall & government

Dennison spent $335,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $296 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dennison's money goes

Spent
$335,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$296
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$154,000
$136 per resident
Administration & buildings
$103,00031%
Sewer & trash
$98,00029%
Police
$31,0009%
Fire
$27,0008%
Roads & transportation
$24,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0005%
Interest on debt
$7,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$27,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Dennison

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Crestwood School District

Dennison's K–12 school district, shared with Dorrance, Fairview, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Rice and Slocum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,387
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,387 per pupil, $10,062 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 Dennison pay

Typical tax bill
$2,391
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$212,000
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 Dennison's government

🏛️ Official websitedennisontwp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dennison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dennison

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

All of Dennison'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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