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Penbrook, PA town hall & government

Penbrook spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $873 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Penbrook's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$873
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$509 per resident
Sewer & trash
$960,00037%
Police
$712,00027%
Administration & buildings
$241,0009%
Roads & transportation
$135,0005%
Fire
$83,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$59,0002%
Interest on debt
$38,0001%
Parks & libraries
$19,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$346,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • From the state 11%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Penbrook

Full-time staff
11
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 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. Penbrook didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Dauphin School District

Penbrook's K–12 school district, shared with Dauphin, Lower Paxton, Middle Paxton, Paxtang, Swatara and West Hanover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,282
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,543
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$120.7 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 $16,282 per pupil, $10,337 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 Penbrook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,890
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$168,100
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 Penbrook's government

Town hall & decisions in Penbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Penbrook

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

All of Penbrook'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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