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Shenango, PA town hall & government

Shenango spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shenango's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$488
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$216 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million37%
Police
$1.1 million33%
Administration & buildings
$532,00015%
Housing & development
$202,0006%
Fire
$168,0005%
Interest on debt
$49,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$10,000<1%
Other
$64,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Income taxes 25%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From the state 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shenango

Full-time staff
18
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time9 part
Police
7 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shenango Area School District

Shenango's K–12 school district, shared with South New Castle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,692
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
946
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,692 per pupil, $13,744 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 Shenango pay

Typical tax bill
$2,200
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$169,100
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 Shenango's government

Town hall & decisions in Shenango →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shenango

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

All of Shenango'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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