Town Hall · Spring

Spring, PA town hall & government

Spring spent $582,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $258 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
$582,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$258
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$31,000
$14 per resident
Roads & transportation
$344,00059%
Fire
$54,0009%
Parks & libraries
$53,0009%
Health & welfare
$41,0007%
Administration & buildings
$36,0006%
Sewer & trash
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$37,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

West Perry School District

Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Blain, Bloomfield, Carroll, Centre, Jackson and Landisburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,823
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,823 per pupil, $9,693 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
$2,946
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$301,700
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'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 John Joyce. 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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