Parkside, PA town hall & government
Parkside spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $618 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Parkside's government.
Where Parkside's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 49%
- Other taxes & licenses 14%
- Income taxes 13%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From the federal government 7%
- From the state 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Parkside
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Parkside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Penn-Delco School District
Parkside's K–12 school district, shared with Aston and Brookhaven. 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 71%
- State 26%
- Federal 3%
Of the $18,359 per pupil, $10,901 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 Parkside kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Parkside 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 Parkside's government
Who represents Parkside
Parkside is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. 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.