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Folcroft, PA town hall & government

Folcroft spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $175 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Folcroft's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$175
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$563,00048%
Administration & buildings
$363,00031%
Roads & transportation
$132,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$57,0005%
Police
$45,0004%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 54%
  • From the state 45%
  • From other local governments 2%

Folcroft didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Folcroft

Full-time staff
20
88 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time41 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time18 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Folcroft didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southeast Delco School District

Folcroft's K–12 school district, shared with Collingdale, Darby and Sharon Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,138
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,138 per pupil, $12,009 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 Folcroft pay

Typical tax bill
$3,987
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.32%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$171,500
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 Folcroft's government

Town hall & decisions in Folcroft →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Folcroft

Folcroft is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Folcroft'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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