Town Hall · Perry

Perry, PA town hall & government

Perry spent $672,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $365 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$672,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$365
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$88,000
$48 per resident
Roads & transportation
$432,00064%
Administration & buildings
$120,00018%
Fire
$29,0004%
Sewer & trash
$23,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0002%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Water & other utilities
$5,0001%
Other
$41,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 29%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
5
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Health & welfare
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

Ellwood City Area School District

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Ellport, Ellwood City, Wampum and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,420
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,527
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,420 per pupil, $12,445 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,320
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$204,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

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

All of Perry'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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