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West Lampeter, PA town hall & government

West Lampeter spent $7.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where West Lampeter's money goes

Spent
$7.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$488
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$136 per resident
Police
$2.1 million27%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million16%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million15%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million14%
Parks & libraries
$540,0007%
Fire
$232,0003%
Interest on debt
$104,0001%
Health & welfare
$23,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for West Lampeter

Full-time staff
29
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 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

Lampeter-Strasburg School District

West Lampeter's K–12 school district, shared with Strasburg and Strasburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,089
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,770
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,089 per pupil, $11,444 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 West Lampeter pay

Typical tax bill
$4,700
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$345,000
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.

Local

Contact West Lampeter's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents West Lampeter

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

All of West Lampeter'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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