Speers, PA town hall & government
Speers spent $707,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $655 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Speers's government.
Where Speers's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 27%
- Income taxes 24%
- From the state 16%
- Other taxes & licenses 13%
- Fees & charges 11%
- From the federal government 7%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Speers
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Speers didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Charleroi School District
Speers's K–12 school district, shared with Charleroi, Dunlevy, Fallowfield, North Charleroi, Stockdale and Twilight. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 36%
- State 56%
- Federal 7%
Of the $17,740 per pupil, $10,935 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.
Which schools Speers kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Speers pay
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.
Contact Speers's government
Who represents Speers
Speers is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.
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.