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Etna, PA town hall & government

Etna spent $5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,521 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Etna's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,521
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$467 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million26%
Roads & transportation
$870,00017%
Parks & libraries
$869,00017%
Police
$816,00016%
Administration & buildings
$364,0007%
Fire
$141,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$116,0002%
Interest on debt
$60,0001%
Health & welfare
$17,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$420,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Etna

Full-time staff
15
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
5 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

Shaler Area School District

Etna's K–12 school district, shared with Millvale, Reserve and Shaler. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,405
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $22,405 per pupil, $15,056 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 Etna pay

Typical tax bill
$1,503
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$135,800
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 Etna's government

Town hall & decisions in Etna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Etna

Etna is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Etna'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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