Town Hall · Pike

Pike, PA town hall & government

Pike spent $579,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $331 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pike's money goes

Spent
$579,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$331
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$15,000
$9 per resident
Roads & transportation
$317,00055%
Administration & buildings
$82,00014%
Fire
$28,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0003%
Health & welfare
$12,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$119,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 35%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pike

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pike didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oley Valley School District

Pike's K–12 school district, shared with Alsace, Oley and Ruscombmanor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,332
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,462
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $21,332 per pupil, $12,703 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 Pike pay

Typical tax bill
$5,216
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$365,400
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 Pike's government

Town hall & decisions in Pike →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pike

Pike is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Pike'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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