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Georges, PA town hall & government

Georges spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $288 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Georges's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$288
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$127,000
$21 per resident
Roads & transportation
$856,00048%
Administration & buildings
$359,00020%
Police
$79,0004%
Fire
$40,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$410,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • From the state 22%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Georges

Full-time staff
11
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Albert Gallatin Area School District

Georges's K–12 school district, shared with Fairchance, German, Masontown, Nicholson, Point Marion and Smithfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,830
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Georges pay

Typical tax bill
$1,509
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$148,500
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 Georges's government

Town hall & decisions in Georges →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Georges

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

All of Georges'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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