Town Hall · Keating

Keating, PA town hall & government

Keating spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,009 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keating's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,009
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$51,000
$18 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2 million69%
Roads & transportation
$634,00022%
Administration & buildings
$148,0005%
Fire
$35,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$66,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keating

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 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

Smethport Area School District

Keating's K–12 school district, shared with Hamlin, Norwich, Sergeant and Smethport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,174
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
728
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $21,174 per pupil, $12,839 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 Keating pay

Typical tax bill
$1,585
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$121,700
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 Keating's government

Town hall & decisions in Keating →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keating

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

All of Keating'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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