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How Perryopolis is run

Perryopolis spent $990,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $606 per resident.

City budget
$990,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$606
Below typical Pennsylvania cities ($923)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 38 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,327
a year · PA $3,311

What stands out about how Perryopolis is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $606 per resident a year, or $1.66 a day

The biggest line: police, at 36% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 34%Income taxes 22%From the state 13%Fees & charges 10%Interest, fines & other 9%Other taxes & licenses 7%From the federal government 5%From other local governments 1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,327 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.42% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pennsylvania$3,311
Perryopolis$2,327
$2,327
typical bill a year
1.42%
effective rate
$163,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Perryopolis’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Frazier School District

Perryopolis’s K–12 school district, shared with Jefferson, Lower Tyrone, Newell, Perry. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Perryopolis →
$17,426
per pupil · PA $21,758
1,022
students
$21.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,426 per pupil, $10,713 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 36%State 57%Federal 7%

Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Perryopolis

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Perryopolis yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Perryopolis

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 20 pt
Police0 + 15 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 3 pt
0
full-time
38
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Perryopolis

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Perryopolis.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Pennsylvania SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Perryopolis’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Perryopolis is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Perryopolis get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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