Alpha, IL town hall & government
Alpha spent $380,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $607 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alpha's government.
Where Alpha's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 47%
- Utility sales 34%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Property taxes 7%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Alpha didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Alpha
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Alpha's K–12 school district, shared with Oxford, Woodhull, Clover and Lynn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 62%
- State 32%
- Federal 5%
Of the $20,152 per pupil, $12,538 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.
Which schools Alpha kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Alpha pay
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.
Contact Alpha's government
Who represents Alpha
Alpha is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.