Town Hall · Sharpsburg

Sharpsburg, PA town hall & government

Sharpsburg spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,300 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sharpsburg's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,300
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$534,000
$161 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million26%
Roads & transportation
$1 million24%
Police
$954,00022%
Administration & buildings
$422,00010%
Parks & libraries
$276,0006%
Fire
$118,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$75,0002%
Interest on debt
$26,0001%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$283,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sharpsburg

Full-time staff
11
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fox Chapel Area School District

Sharpsburg's K–12 school district, shared with Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana and O'Hara. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,880
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,880 per pupil, $15,851 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 Sharpsburg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,249
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$141,400
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 Sharpsburg's government

🏛️ Official websitesharpsburgborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sharpsburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sharpsburg

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

All of Sharpsburg'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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