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Wright, PA town hall & government

Wright spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $477 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wright's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$477
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$15,000
$3 per resident
Police
$623,00023%
Roads & transportation
$590,00022%
Administration & buildings
$337,00013%
Sewer & trash
$274,00010%
Fire
$220,0008%
Parks & libraries
$172,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$44,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$422,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 20%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wright

Full-time staff
17
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time4 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crestwood School District

Wright's K–12 school district, shared with Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park and Rice. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,387
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,387 per pupil, $10,062 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 Wright pay

Typical tax bill
$3,619
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$295,100
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 Wright's government

Town hall & decisions in Wright →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wright

Wright is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Wright'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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