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Knox, PA town hall & government

Knox spent $939,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $880 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Knox's money goes

Spent
$939,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$880
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$1,806 per resident
Sewer & trash
$226,00024%
Water & other utilities
$196,00021%
Roads & transportation
$108,00012%
Police
$106,00011%
Administration & buildings
$86,0009%
Interest on debt
$80,0009%
Fire
$17,0002%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$101,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 40%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Knox

Full-time staff
4
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Keystone School District

Knox's K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Beaver, Callensburg, Elk, Licking and Salem. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,361
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
837
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,361 per pupil, $11,627 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 Knox pay

Typical tax bill
$1,389
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$114,100
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 Knox's government

Town hall & decisions in Knox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Knox

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

All of Knox'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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