Town Hall · Lackawannock

Lackawannock, PA town hall & government

Lackawannock spent $643,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $255 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lackawannock's money goes

Spent
$643,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$255
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$423,00066%
Administration & buildings
$85,00013%
Fire
$23,0004%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$106,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Income taxes 27%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Lackawannock

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

West Middlesex Area School District

Lackawannock's K–12 school district, shared with Shenango and West Middlesex. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,468
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
729
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,468 per pupil, $12,911 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 Lackawannock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,864
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$166,600
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 Lackawannock's government

Town hall & decisions in Lackawannock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lackawannock

Lackawannock is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Lackawannock'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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