Town Hall · Harrison

Harrison, PA town hall & government

Harrison spent $483,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $47 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harrison's money goes

Spent
$483,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$47
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$320,00066%
Roads & transportation
$238,00049%
Police
$67,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,00012%
Sewer & trash
$49,00010%
Interest on debt
$15,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Harrison

Full-time staff
25
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Harrison didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Highlands School District

Harrison's K–12 school district, shared with Brackenridge, Fawn and Tarentum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,508
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,137
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $19,508 per pupil, $11,665 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 Harrison pay

Typical tax bill
$2,698
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$154,400
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 Harrison's government

🏛️ Official websiteharrisontwp.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Harrison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harrison

Harrison is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Harrison'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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