[HamiltonJay]

Actually that's not quite right, there are 2 seperate taxes the Municipal Tax and the School Tax. This (other than cities with exemptions) combined cannot exceed 1% of income. Where I live I get a bill every year for 1% .5% goes to the municipality, and .5% goes to the school district. They are 2 seperate taxes that get billed together, unless your borough or township does it differently.

[widowithfoursons]

I think Monroeville did 1.5% municipal to schools back then. It was still too much of PROPERTY TAX for people who had no vested intersest in the school system. Most of the folks I knew sent their kids to private school.