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Newberry, PA town hall & government

Newberry spent $8.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $530 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newberry's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$530
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$193 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2 million23%
Police
$1.9 million23%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million14%
Sewer & trash
$891,00011%
Fire
$201,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$182,0002%
Parks & libraries
$120,0001%
Interest on debt
$104,0001%
Health & welfare
$81,0001%
Other
$1.8 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Income taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Utility sales 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newberry

Full-time staff
39
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
3 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

West Shore School District

Newberry's K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Goldsboro, Lemoyne, Lewisberry, Lower Allen and New Cumberland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,811
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$137.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,811 per pupil, $10,799 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.

Also serving Newberry: Northeastern York School District ($17,126 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newberry pay

Typical tax bill
$3,155
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$237,700
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 Newberry's government

Town hall & decisions in Newberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newberry

Newberry is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Scott Perry. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Newberry'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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