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Rice, PA town hall & government

Rice spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $559 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rice's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$559
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$748,00038%
Police
$427,00022%
Administration & buildings
$224,00011%
Parks & libraries
$164,0008%
Fire
$88,0004%
Sewer & trash
$23,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0001%
Other
$288,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 49%
  • From the state 21%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rice

Full-time staff
20
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time10 part
Police
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Crestwood School District

Rice's K–12 school district, shared with Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park and Slocum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,387
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,387 per pupil, $10,062 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 Rice pay

Typical tax bill
$3,920
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$314,000
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.

Local

Contact Rice's government

Town hall & decisions in Rice →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rice

Rice is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Rice'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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