Town Hall · Rockefeller

Rockefeller, PA town hall & government

Rockefeller spent $591,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockefeller's money goes

Spent
$591,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$270
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$350,00059%
Administration & buildings
$105,00018%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$42,0007%
Fire
$20,0003%
Other
$74,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 37%
  • From the state 24%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rockefeller

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rockefeller didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shikellamy School District

Rockefeller's K–12 school district, shared with Northumberland, Point, Snydertown, Sunbury and Upper Augusta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,364
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,777
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,364 per pupil, $9,239 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 Rockefeller pay

Typical tax bill
$3,118
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$226,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rockefeller's government

Town hall & decisions in Rockefeller →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockefeller

Rockefeller is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Rockefeller'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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