North Hills School District Hikes Property Taxes

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA — Property taxes are rising in the North Hills School District after a $99.9 million budget was adopted for the 2024-25 school year.

School directors on June 6 approved the spending plan, which includes a real estate tax increase of .67 mills and hikes the rate from 19.70 to 20.37 mills. One mill equals one dollar per $1,000 of a property's assessed value.

What exactly does the tax increase mean for homeowners?

Those with a home valued at $134,400, the median in Ross, will pay $90.05 more per year or $7.50 more per month. Those with a home valued at $97,600, the median in West View borough, will pay $65.39 more per year or $5.45 per month.

For a home valued at $300,000, the increase is $201 per year or $16.75 a month.

The board also approved the district’s homestead exclusion for 2024-25. The $2,170,491 allocation, resulting from state gaming funds, is divided equally among taxpayers with approved homestead properties as a reduction against their total taxes owed.

For 2024-25, that reduction is $195.59, which is more than the $162.63 reduction per homestead allocated in 2023-24.

The 2024-25 budget includes the addition of three new elementary assistant principals, a grant writer, an autistic support teacher and a custodian.