Abington School Taxes Up 16 Percent In Last Decade: Report

ABINGTON, PA – A new report tracks increases in taxes in several local school districts across the Philadelphia area over the past ten years.

In the report, the Philadelphia Inquirer charts out tax increases levied by districts in Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks counties over the last 10 years.

Rising taxes levied by school districts is commonplace and should be, to some degree, expected, given economic flux, enrollment increases, new technology, and other district needs to modernize education.

In the Abington School District, taxes have increased 16 percent over the past ten years.

The increase is less than most nearby districts, and far less than leaders like Upper Dublin, which has seen a 47.9 increase over the same time period.

You can see the full report from the Philadelphia Inquirer here.

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