Town Hall · Upper St. Clair

Upper St. Clair, PA town hall & government

Upper St. Clair spent $49 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,358 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper St. Clair's money goes

Spent
$49 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,358
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$52 million
$2,499 per resident
Parks & libraries
$12.9 million26%
Sewer & trash
$11.2 million23%
Administration & buildings
$8.2 million17%
Police
$6.3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$5.1 million10%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million4%
Fire
$862,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$247,0001%
Other
$2.5 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Income taxes 28%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper St. Clair

Full-time staff
141
207 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
24 full-time193 part
Police
33 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
28 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
27 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
23 full-time10 part
Fire
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Upper St. Clair School District

Upper St. Clair's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,251
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,967
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$131 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $22,251 per pupil, $13,690 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 Upper St. Clair pay

Typical tax bill
$8,892
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$431,800
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 Upper St. Clair's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper St. Clair →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper St. Clair

Upper St. Clair is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upper St. Clair'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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