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Nether Providence, PA town hall & government

Nether Providence spent $12.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $928 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nether Providence's money goes

Spent
$12.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$928
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$223 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million27%
Police
$3 million23%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million19%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million16%
Fire
$367,0003%
Housing & development
$315,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$260,0002%
Parks & libraries
$226,0002%
Interest on debt
$76,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$648,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Nether Providence

Full-time staff
31
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time10 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Housing & development
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

Nether Providence's K–12 school district, shared with Rose Valley, Rutledge and Swarthmore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,671
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,707
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $23,671 per pupil, $14,890 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 Nether Providence pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Typical home value
$458,600
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 Nether Providence's government

Town hall & decisions in Nether Providence →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nether Providence

Nether Providence is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Nether Providence'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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