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Koppel, PA town hall & government

Koppel spent $450,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $630 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Koppel's money goes

Spent
$450,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$630
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$34,000
$48 per resident
Police
$166,00037%
Roads & transportation
$83,00018%
Administration & buildings
$75,00017%
Sewer & trash
$36,0008%
Fire
$26,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$55,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Koppel

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 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

Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Koppel's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Falls, Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood, New Galilee and White. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,708
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $17,708 per pupil, $10,559 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 Koppel pay

Typical tax bill
$2,125
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.00%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$106,500
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 Koppel's government

Town hall & decisions in Koppel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Koppel

Koppel is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Koppel'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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