Anchor, IL town hall & government
Anchor spent $254,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $920 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Anchor's government.
Where Anchor's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 51%
- From the state 48%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Anchor collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Anchor
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19
Anchor's K–12 school district, shared with Anchor, Arrowsmith, Colfax, Cooksville, Saybrook and Martin. 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 27%
- Federal 11%
Of the $17,634 per pupil, $9,966 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.
Also serving Anchor: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 ($18,376 per pupil) · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 ($16,593 per pupil).
Which schools Anchor kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Anchor 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 Anchor's government
Who represents Anchor
Anchor 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.