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Spring Grove, PA town hall & government

Spring Grove spent $4.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,002 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Grove's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,002
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$3,005 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million39%
Parks & libraries
$836,00018%
Administration & buildings
$642,00013%
Police
$405,0008%
Interest on debt
$311,0007%
Roads & transportation
$173,0004%
Housing & development
$78,0002%
Fire
$58,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,0001%
Other
$377,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 16%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Grove

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Other
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

Spring Grove Area School District

Spring Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Heidelberg, Jackson, Jefferson, New Salem, North Codorus and Paradise. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,795
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,930
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,795 per pupil, $10,181 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 Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$3,789
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$204,000
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 Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitespringgroveborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Grove

Spring Grove is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Spring Grove'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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