Town Hall · Jennerstown

Jennerstown, PA town hall & government

Jennerstown spent $161,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $253 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jennerstown's money goes

Spent
$161,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$253
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$8,000
$13 per resident
Administration & buildings
$41,00025%
Roads & transportation
$38,00024%
Police
$25,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0007%
Fire
$9,0006%
Other
$36,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 30%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the state 19%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jennerstown

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Police
0 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Star School District

Jennerstown's K–12 school district, shared with Boswell, Hooversville, Jenner, Quemahoning and Stoystown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,578
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,019
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,578 per pupil, $9,674 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 Jennerstown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,869
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$193,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Jennerstown's government

Town hall & decisions in Jennerstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jennerstown

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

All of Jennerstown'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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