Town Hall · Shaler

Shaler, PA town hall & government

Shaler spent $22.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $819 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shaler's money goes

Spent
$22.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$819
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$7.2 million32%
Sewer & trash
$6 million26%
Police
$4.8 million21%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million5%
Fire
$472,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$262,0001%
Health & welfare
$154,0001%
Water & other utilities
$16,000<1%
Other
$331,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shaler

Full-time staff
67
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
27 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time30 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shaler Area School District

Shaler's K–12 school district, shared with Etna, Millvale and Reserve. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,405
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $22,405 per pupil, $15,056 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 Shaler pay

Typical tax bill
$4,053
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$245,500
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 Shaler's government

🏛️ Official websiteshaler.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shaler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shaler

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

All of Shaler'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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