Town Hall · Spruce Hill

Spruce Hill, PA town hall & government

Spruce Hill spent $338,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $394 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spruce Hill's money goes

Spent
$338,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$394
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$14,000
$16 per resident
Roads & transportation
$241,00071%
Administration & buildings
$60,00018%
Fire
$12,0004%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$18,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Income taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spruce Hill

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Juniata County School District

Spruce Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Beale, Delaware, Fayette, Fermanagh, Lack and Mifflin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,884
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,288
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,884 per pupil, $9,569 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 Spruce Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$2,365
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$303,400
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 Spruce Hill's government

Town hall & decisions in Spruce Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spruce Hill

Spruce Hill is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Spruce Hill'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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