Town Hall · Quemahoning

Quemahoning, PA town hall & government

Quemahoning spent $590,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $312 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Quemahoning's money goes

Spent
$590,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$312
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$383,00065%
Administration & buildings
$66,00011%
Fire
$26,0004%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$110,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Quemahoning

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Star School District

Quemahoning's K–12 school district, shared with Boswell, Hooversville, Jenner, Jennerstown and Stoystown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,578
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,019
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,578 per pupil, $9,674 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 Quemahoning pay

Typical tax bill
$1,319
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$125,000
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 Quemahoning's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Quemahoning

Quemahoning is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Quemahoning'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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