Town Hall · Silver Spring

Silver Spring, PA town hall & government

Silver Spring spent $17.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $952 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Silver Spring's money goes

Spent
$17.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$952
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$261 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.3 million30%
Administration & buildings
$4.7 million27%
Police
$3.4 million19%
Fire
$2 million11%
Parks & libraries
$798,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$572,0003%
Interest on debt
$252,0001%
Sewer & trash
$38,000<1%
Housing & development
$25,000<1%
Other
$712,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 28%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 8%
  • Utility sales 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Silver Spring

Full-time staff
48
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
18 full-time1 part
Police
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cumberland Valley School District

Silver Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Hampden, Middlesex and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,251
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
10,234
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$182.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 3%

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