Lykens, PA town hall & government
Lykens spent $778,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $439 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lykens's government.
Where Lykens's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 27%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Income taxes 20%
- From the federal government 11%
- From the state 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Lykens
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Upper Dauphin Area School District
Lykens's K–12 school district, shared with Berrysburg, Elizabethville, Gratz, Jefferson, Lykens and Mifflin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 44%
- State 48%
- Federal 8%
Of the $20,442 per pupil, $12,831 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.
Which schools Lykens kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Lykens pay
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.
Contact Lykens's government
Who represents Lykens
Lykens is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Scott Perry. Josh Shapiro is governor.
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.