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WHSD TSC Data. District Tax and Revenue and Spending Trends. Department of Education Guidelines Questions.
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WHSD TSC Data District Tax and Revenue and Spending Trends
Department of Education Guidelines Questions • Has the school district experienced any major changes that could dramatically impact the tax base? Are any anticipated? These could include new housing developments, a new shopping center, or the opening or closing of a large business. • How has the assessed value of taxable property in the school district changed each year over the last five years? How has it changed for residential property only? • How has the EIT base of the school district changed each year over the last five years? • How has the PIT base of the school district changed each year over the last five years? • How are each of these tax bases projected to increase in the coming years? What are the implications for ensuring that the schools have sufficient revenue?
Department of Education Guideline Questions • What proportion of the school district is at retirement age? Near retirement age? • What percent of households are homeowners and what percent are renters? • What is the average household income in the school district? What is the average income of homeowners? Of renters? • What percentage of senior citizens would be eligible for Property Tax/Rent Rebate program? • Which taxes does the school district currently levy? • How much of the school district’s local revenue comes from each type of tax that the school district levies? • What other local taxes do residents of the school district pay – including county and municipal property taxes and municipal Earned Income Taxes? • What is the local tax burden for a typical household in the school district? • What is the effect of the local tax burden on different types of households – including retired homeowners, moderate-income homeowners, high-income homeowners and renters? Note that the expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program will reduce the tax burden on some senior citizen residents of the school district. • What combination of local income and property taxes seems most equitable for the school district’s population?
Real Revenue Per Student (1994 dollars) For comparison, PA statewide average expenditure per pupil in 2004 (deflated to 1994 $$) was $7610 (Data from U.S. Statistical Abstract)
WHSD TSC Data District Tax Burdens
District Demographics (from 2000 Census)What is the average household income in the school district? What is the average income of homeowners? Of renters?
Real Estate Tax vs. EIT as % of District Revenue Based on average percentage from 1993-2004
Percentage of owners vs. renters in the DistrictWhat percent of households are homeowners and what percent are renters? From 2000 Census Data
Estimated % of Senior Homeowners by MunicipalityWhat proportion of the school district is at retirement age? Near retirement age?
Seniors Eligible for RebatesWhat percentage of senior citizens would be eligible for Property Tax/Rent Rebate program?
Allegheny County Trends From the Allegheny Places Housing and Socio-Demographic Trends Prepared by the University Center for Social and Urban Research Sabina Deitrick, Christopher Briem, & Angela Williams Foster University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260