Town Hall · Rockledge

Rockledge, PA town hall & government

Rockledge spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $933 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockledge's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$933
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$237,000
$94 per resident
Police
$862,00037%
Sewer & trash
$650,00028%
Administration & buildings
$287,00012%
Roads & transportation
$233,00010%
Fire
$81,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$42,0002%
Parks & libraries
$15,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$176,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockledge

Full-time staff
7
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 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

Abington School District

Rockledge's K–12 school district, shared with Abington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,611
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
8,608
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$148.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,611 per pupil, $12,145 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 Rockledge pay

Typical tax bill
$5,008
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$324,300
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 Rockledge's government

🏛️ Official websiterockledgeborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rockledge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockledge

Rockledge is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Rockledge'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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