Town Hall · Kittanning

Kittanning, PA town hall & government

Kittanning spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $835 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kittanning's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$835
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$121,000
$33 per resident
Police
$955,00031%
Roads & transportation
$705,00023%
Sewer & trash
$485,00016%
Parks & libraries
$259,0008%
Administration & buildings
$247,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$101,0003%
Fire
$53,0002%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$260,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kittanning

Full-time staff
19
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Fire
0 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

Armstrong School District

Kittanning's K–12 school district, shared with Applewold, Atwood, Boggs, Burrell, Cadogan and Cowanshannock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,947
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,435
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$116.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,947 per pupil, $13,157 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 Kittanning pay

Typical tax bill
$2,240
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.21%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$101,300
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 Kittanning's government

Town hall & decisions in Kittanning →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kittanning

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

All of Kittanning'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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