Town Hall · Lock Haven

Lock Haven, PA town hall & government

Lock Haven spent $14.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,631 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lock Haven's money goes

Spent
$14.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,631
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$24.3 million
$2,794 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million21%
Water & other utilities
$2.6 million18%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million18%
Police
$1.3 million9%
Interest on debt
$991,0007%
Administration & buildings
$847,0006%
Parks & libraries
$387,0003%
Fire
$379,0003%
Housing & development
$353,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$66,000<1%
Other
$1.8 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Income taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Lock Haven

Full-time staff
59
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Fire
3 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time2 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

Keystone Central School District

Lock Haven's K–12 school district, shared with Allison, Bald Eagle, Beech Creek, Beech Creek, Castanea and Chapman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,948
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,377
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $21,948 per pupil, $12,994 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 Lock Haven pay

Typical tax bill
$2,509
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$137,300
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 Lock Haven's government

🏛️ Official websitelockhavenpa.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lock Haven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lock Haven

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

All of Lock Haven'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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