Town Hall · Smith

Smith, PA town hall & government

Smith spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $708 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smith's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$708
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million37%
Administration & buildings
$589,00019%
Police
$470,00015%
Fire
$279,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Water & other utilities
$30,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$6,000<1%
Other
$509,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Income taxes 28%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Smith

Full-time staff
10
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 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

Burgettstown Area School District

Smith's K–12 school district, shared with Burgettstown, Hanover and Jefferson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,627
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,627 per pupil, $12,475 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 Smith pay

Typical tax bill
$1,760
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$175,800
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 Smith's government

🏛️ Official websitesmithtownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Smith →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smith

Smith is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Smith'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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