Town Hall · Ellsworth

Ellsworth, PA town hall & government

Ellsworth spent $640,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $667 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ellsworth's money goes

Spent
$640,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$667
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$263,00041%
Roads & transportation
$190,00030%
Sewer & trash
$59,0009%
Administration & buildings
$58,0009%
Fire
$12,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Other
$42,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • From the state 15%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Ellsworth

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Bentworth School District

Ellsworth's K–12 school district, shared with Bentleyville, Cokeburg, North Bethlehem and Somerset. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,512
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,074
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,512 per pupil, $9,922 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 Ellsworth pay

Typical tax bill
$1,032
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$76,400
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 Ellsworth's government

Town hall & decisions in Ellsworth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ellsworth

Ellsworth is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Ellsworth'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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