Town Hall · Kennett Square

Kennett Square, PA town hall & government

Kennett Square spent $25.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,129 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kennett Square's money goes

Spent
$25.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,129
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$19.7 million
$3,175 per resident
Administration & buildings
$18 million70%
Police
$2 million8%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million7%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million6%
Water & other utilities
$1 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$479,0002%
Interest on debt
$420,0002%
Fire
$355,0001%
Parks & libraries
$122,000<1%
Other
$33,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kennett Square

Full-time staff
33
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
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

Kennett Consolidated School District

Kennett Square's K–12 school district, shared with Kennett and New Garden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,974
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,874
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$69.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,974 per pupil, $11,520 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 Kennett Square pay

Typical tax bill
$4,903
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$402,700
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 Kennett Square's government

🏛️ Official websitekennett-square.pa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kennett Square →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kennett Square

Kennett Square is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Kennett Square'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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