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Allison, IL town hall & government

Allison spent $213,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $922 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Allison's government.

Town budget

Where Allison's money goes

Spent
$213,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$922
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$159,00075%
Administration & buildings
$50,00023%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 71%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Allison

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Allison didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

Allison's K–12 school district, shared with Bond, Lawrenceville, Russell, Russellville, St. Francisville and Denison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,403
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,040
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,403 per pupil, $9,918 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Allison pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.26%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$76,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Allison's government

Town hall & decisions in Allison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Allison

Allison is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Allison's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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