Town Hall · Sheffield

Sheffield, PA town hall & government

Sheffield spent $670,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $341 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sheffield's money goes

Spent
$670,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$341
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$41,000
$21 per resident
Roads & transportation
$359,00054%
Administration & buildings
$119,00018%
Parks & libraries
$50,0007%
Fire
$18,0003%
Sewer & trash
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$110,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Income taxes 22%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sheffield

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren County School District

Sheffield's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Lake, Brokenstraw, Cherry Grove, Clarendon, Conewango and Deerfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,378
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,860
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$91.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $20,378 per pupil, $11,058 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 Sheffield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,137
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$78,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sheffield's government

Town hall & decisions in Sheffield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sheffield

Sheffield is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Sheffield'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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