Foster, PA town hall & government
Foster spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $874 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Foster's government.
Where Foster's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 59%
- Income taxes 11%
- Property taxes 9%
- From the state 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- From the federal government 6%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Foster
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Foster didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Hazleton Area School District
Foster's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Beaver Meadows, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham and East Union. 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 37%
- State 48%
- Federal 15%
Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 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 Foster kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Foster 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.
Contact Foster's government
Who represents Foster
Foster 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.