Town Hall · Spring Creek

Spring Creek, PA town hall & government

Spring Creek spent $268,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,247 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Creek's money goes

Spent
$268,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,247
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$200,00075%
Administration & buildings
$47,00018%
Fire
$5,0002%
Other
$16,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Creek

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ridgway Area School District

Spring Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Ridgway, Horton and Ridgway. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,967
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
783
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,967 per pupil, $11,798 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 Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$929
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$101,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Spring Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Creek

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

All of Spring Creek'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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