Mount Pleasant, PA town hall & government
Mount Pleasant spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $513 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Pleasant's government.
Where Mount Pleasant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 23%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Income taxes 17%
- From the state 11%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Other taxes & licenses 10%
- From the federal government 9%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Mount Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mount Pleasant didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Mount Pleasant Area School District
Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Donegal, Donegal and Mount Pleasant. 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 46%
- State 48%
- Federal 6%
Of the $15,485 per pupil, $9,397 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 Mount Pleasant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Pleasant 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.
Contact Mount Pleasant's government
Who represents Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. 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.