Town Hall · Jenks

Jenks, PA town hall & government

Jenks spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $581 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jenks's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$581
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$985,000
$291 per resident
Sewer & trash
$833,00042%
Roads & transportation
$582,00030%
Administration & buildings
$213,00011%
Parks & libraries
$65,0003%
Interest on debt
$62,0003%
Fire
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Other
$186,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 57%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Income taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jenks

Full-time staff
5
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Forest Area School District

Jenks's K–12 school district, shared with Barnett, Green, Harmony, Hickory, Howe and Kingsley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,386
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
355
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $34,386 per pupil, $18,690 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 Jenks pay

Typical tax bill
$1,199
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$100,000
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 Jenks's government

Town hall & decisions in Jenks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jenks

Jenks is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Jenks'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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