Town Hall · Dreher

Dreher, PA town hall & government

Dreher spent $641,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $470 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dreher's money goes

Spent
$641,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$470
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$296,00046%
Administration & buildings
$132,00021%
Parks & libraries
$30,0005%
Fire
$24,0004%
Sewer & trash
$21,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$127,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 44%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dreher

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
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

Wallenpaupack Area School District

Dreher's K–12 school district, shared with Blooming Grove, Greene, Hawley, Lackawaxen, Palmyra and Palmyra. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,606
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,816
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $28,606 per pupil, $18,242 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 Dreher pay

Typical tax bill
$2,709
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$239,200
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 Dreher's government

Town hall & decisions in Dreher →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dreher

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

All of Dreher'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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