Town Hall · Scalp Level

Scalp Level, PA town hall & government

Scalp Level spent $164,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $237 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Scalp Level's money goes

Spent
$164,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$237
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$69,00042%
Police
$34,00021%
Administration & buildings
$28,00017%
Fire
$8,0005%
Sewer & trash
$3,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Water & other utilities
$1,0001%
Other
$18,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Scalp Level

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Windber Area School District

Scalp Level's K–12 school district, shared with Ogle, Paint, Windber and Paint. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,243
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,244
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,243 per pupil, $8,510 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 Scalp Level pay

Typical tax bill
$900
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$86,700
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 Scalp Level's government

Town hall & decisions in Scalp Level →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scalp Level

Scalp Level is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Scalp Level'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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