Reserve, PA town hall & government
Reserve spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,167 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Reserve's government.
Where Reserve's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 27%
- Property taxes 24%
- Utility sales 17%
- Income taxes 13%
- From the federal government 5%
- From the state 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From other local governments 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Reserve
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Shaler Area School District
Reserve's K–12 school district, shared with Etna, Millvale and Shaler. 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 63%
- State 33%
- Federal 4%
Of the $22,405 per pupil, $15,056 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 Reserve kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Reserve 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 Reserve's government
Who represents Reserve
Reserve is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. 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.