▁approved . ▁ ▁Common ▁C ents ▁state ▁In iti ative ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁Board ▁elected ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁Common ▁C ents ▁program . ▁The ▁program ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁aud it ▁the ▁District , ▁at ▁no ▁cost ▁to ▁local ▁tax pay ers , ▁to ▁identify ▁ways ▁the ▁District ▁could ▁save ▁tax ▁dollars ▁by ▁re th inking ▁administrative ▁and ▁transport ation ▁functions . ▁After ▁the ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁information , ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁recommended ▁cost ▁sav ings ▁changes . ▁ ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Tax es ▁Property ▁tax ▁rates ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁were ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁board ▁at ▁ 1 7 . 2 7 0 0 ▁mill s . ▁A ▁mill ▁is ▁$ 1 ▁of ▁tax ▁for ▁every ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁a ▁property ' s ▁ass essed ▁value . ▁Ir regular ▁property ▁re ass ess ments ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁serious ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁common wealth ▁as ▁it ▁creates ▁a ▁significant ▁dispar ity ▁in ▁tax ation ▁within ▁a ▁community ▁and ▁across ▁a ▁region . ▁Property ▁tax es , ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁apply ▁only ▁to ▁real ▁estate ▁- ▁land ▁and ▁buildings . ▁The ▁property ▁tax ▁is ▁not ▁lev ied ▁on ▁cars , ▁business ▁invent ory , ▁or ▁other ▁personal ▁property . ▁C ertain ▁types ▁of ▁property ▁are ▁ex empt ▁from ▁property ▁tax es , ▁including : ▁places ▁of ▁worship , ▁places ▁of ▁bur ial , ▁private ▁social ▁clubs , ▁char