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Scott, PA town hall & government

Scott spent $17.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,087 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Scott's money goes

Spent
$17.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,087
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$24.2 million
$1,484 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6 million34%
Police
$3.7 million21%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million14%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million13%
Parks & libraries
$1 million6%
Fire
$499,0003%
Interest on debt
$429,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$123,0001%
Health & welfare
$51,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Scott

Full-time staff
46
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time26 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chartiers Valley School District

Scott's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeville, Collier and Heidelberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,715
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,522
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,715 per pupil, $12,621 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 Scott pay

Typical tax bill
$3,525
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$226,500
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 Scott's government

Town hall & decisions in Scott →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scott

Scott is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Scott'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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