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.
Where Dreher's money goes
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%
Who works for Dreher
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Dreher kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Dreher pay
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.
Contact Dreher's government
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.
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.