Town Hall · Spring

Spring, PA town hall & government

Spring spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $446 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$446
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million29%
Police
$957,00026%
Administration & buildings
$554,00015%
Fire
$278,0008%
Parks & libraries
$147,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,000<1%
Health & welfare
$12,000<1%
Other
$615,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spring

Full-time staff
17
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$73,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bellefonte Area School District

Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Bellefonte, Marion, Walker and Benner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,792
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,585
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,792 per pupil, $11,162 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 Spring pay

Typical tax bill
$3,066
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$273,600
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 Spring's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring

Spring is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Spring'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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