Town Hall · Sharpsville

Sharpsville, PA town hall & government

Sharpsville spent $5.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,278 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sharpsville's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,278
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$2 million
$501 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million27%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million23%
Water & other utilities
$804,00016%
Police
$771,00015%
Administration & buildings
$249,0005%
Fire
$170,0003%
Interest on debt
$89,0002%
Housing & development
$65,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0001%
Parks & libraries
$16,000<1%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Other
$371,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sharpsville

Full-time staff
16
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 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

Sharpsville Area School District

Sharpsville's K–12 school district, shared with Clark and South Pymatuning. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,303
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,025
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,303 per pupil, $10,331 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 Sharpsville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,106
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$121,300
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 Sharpsville's government

🏛️ Official websitesharpsville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sharpsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sharpsville

Sharpsville is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Sharpsville'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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