Town Hall · Rapho

Rapho, PA town hall & government

Rapho spent $6.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $522 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rapho's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$522
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$113 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million41%
Police
$1.5 million23%
Fire
$815,00013%
Administration & buildings
$612,00010%
Sewer & trash
$560,0009%
Parks & libraries
$137,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$54,0001%
Interest on debt
$43,0001%
Health & welfare
$21,000<1%
Other
$94,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rapho

Full-time staff
6
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 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

Manheim Central School District

Rapho's K–12 school district, shared with Manheim and Penn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,424
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,738
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$110.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,424 per pupil, $11,499 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 Rapho pay

Typical tax bill
$3,846
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$319,700
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.

Local

Contact Rapho's government

🏛️ Official websiteraphotownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rapho →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rapho

Rapho is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Rapho'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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