Gratz, PA town hall & government
Gratz spent $201,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $266 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gratz's government.
Where Gratz's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 41%
- Income taxes 25%
- From the state 16%
- Property taxes 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- From other local governments 1%
Gratz didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Gratz
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gratz didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Upper Dauphin Area School District
Gratz's K–12 school district, shared with Berrysburg, Elizabethville, Jefferson, Lykens, Lykens and Mifflin. 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 44%
- State 48%
- Federal 8%
Of the $20,442 per pupil, $12,831 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 Gratz kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gratz 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 Gratz's government
Who represents Gratz
Gratz is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Scott Perry. 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.