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Kline, PA town hall & government

Kline spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $837 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kline's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$837
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$392,000
$289 per resident
Roads & transportation
$522,00046%
Police
$240,00021%
Administration & buildings
$139,00012%
Sewer & trash
$114,00010%
Fire
$26,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0002%
Interest on debt
$13,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Other
$52,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 7%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kline

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hazleton Area School District

Kline's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Beaver Meadows, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham and East Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,526
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 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 Kline pay

Typical tax bill
$1,277
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$119,100
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 Kline's government

Town hall & decisions in Kline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kline

Kline is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Kline'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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