Fairchance, PA town hall & government
Fairchance spent $684,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $362 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairchance's government.
Where Fairchance's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 34%
- Income taxes 20%
- From the federal government 12%
- From the state 11%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Property taxes 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
Who works for Fairchance
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Albert Gallatin Area School District
Fairchance's K–12 school district, shared with Georges, German, Masontown, Nicholson, Point Marion and Smithfield. 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 23%
- State 64%
- Federal 13%
Of the $17,830 per pupil, $10,694 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 Fairchance kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fairchance 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 Fairchance's government
Who represents Fairchance
Fairchance is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. 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.