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Kidder, PA town hall & government

Kidder spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,516 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kidder's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,516
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$58,000
$30 per resident
Police
$710,00024%
Administration & buildings
$627,00021%
Sewer & trash
$360,00012%
Health & welfare
$267,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$236,0008%
Fire
$233,0008%
Roads & transportation
$89,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$406,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Other taxes & licenses 30%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Income taxes 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kidder

Full-time staff
30
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
23 full-time
Police
6 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kidder didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Weatherly Area School District

Kidder's K–12 school district, shared with East Side, Lausanne, Lehigh, Packer and Weatherly. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,689
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,689 per pupil, $11,188 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.

Also serving Kidder: Jim Thorpe Area School District ($19,722 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kidder pay

Typical tax bill
$3,735
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$270,800
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 Kidder's government

Town hall & decisions in Kidder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kidder

Kidder is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Kidder'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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