Town Hall · McKees Rocks

McKees Rocks, PA town hall & government

McKees Rocks spent $6.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,050 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where McKees Rocks's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,050
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$334 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million35%
Police
$1.7 million28%
Roads & transportation
$780,00013%
Administration & buildings
$623,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$320,0005%
Fire
$150,0002%
Interest on debt
$142,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$239,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 47%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for McKees Rocks

Full-time staff
15
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. McKees Rocks didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sto-Rox School District

McKees Rocks's K–12 school district, shared with Stowe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,884
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
994
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,884 per pupil, $10,245 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 McKees Rocks pay

Typical tax bill
$1,867
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.47%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$75,600
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.

Local

Contact McKees Rocks's government

🏛️ Official websitemckeesrocks.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in McKees Rocks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McKees Rocks

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

All of McKees Rocks'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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