Prospect Park, PA town hall & government
Prospect Park spent $7.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,206 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Prospect Park's government.
Where Prospect Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 33%
- Fees & charges 27%
- Income taxes 16%
- Other taxes & licenses 9%
- From the state 8%
- From the federal government 5%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Prospect Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Prospect Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Interboro School District
Prospect Park's K–12 school district, shared with Glenolden, Norwood and Tinicum. 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 61%
- State 33%
- Federal 5%
Of the $21,017 per pupil, $13,168 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 Prospect Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Prospect Park 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.
Contact Prospect Park's government
Who represents Prospect Park
Prospect Park 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.