Whether or not the newest plan for school property tax relief makes it through the other chamber of the General Assembly and what then happens if it makes it to the Governor, the fiscal year for 42 of 43 school districts in Allegheny County (save Pittsburgh) begins July 1st, and tax rates are being decided on presently. In the two fiscal years since the County’s reassessment (2013-14 and 2014-15, the latter ending next month) 22 of the 41 districts levying a single real estate tax (this excludes Clairton, which taxes land and improvements at separate rates) raised their millage rates. One district (Baldwin-Whitehall) reduced its millage rate. The remaining 18 made no change to their millage rate.
For 2015-16, from news accounts it appears that Fox Chapel and Pine-Richland will not change their millages from where they are this year. Baldwin-Whitehall will reverse course and raise its millage following the reduction, and Brentwood will follow its 2 mill increase in 2014-15 with another hike apparently.
