Town Hall · Skippack

Skippack, PA town hall & government

Skippack spent $5.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $403 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Skippack's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$403
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$539 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million33%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million20%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million19%
Administration & buildings
$673,00011%
Interest on debt
$282,0005%
Fire
$238,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$191,0003%
Health & welfare
$108,0002%
Other
$117,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Skippack

Full-time staff
9
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
5 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

Perkiomen Valley School District

Skippack's K–12 school district, shared with Collegeville, Lower Frederick, Perkiomen, Schwenksville and Trappe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,972
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,868
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $21,972 per pupil, $14,179 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 Skippack pay

Typical tax bill
$7,566
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$554,700
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 Skippack's government

Town hall & decisions in Skippack →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Skippack

Skippack is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Skippack'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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