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Arcola, IL town hall & government

Arcola spent $936,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $291 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arcola's money goes

Spent
$936,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$291
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$4,000
$1 per resident
Roads & transportation
$641,00068%
Administration & buildings
$123,00013%
Health & welfare
$54,0006%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$104,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Arcola

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$24,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306

Arcola's K–12 school district, shared with Arcola, Bowdre, Bourbon and Humboldt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,130
Illinois: $21,567
Students
701
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $18,130 per pupil, $10,969 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 Arcola: Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 ($16,373 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Arcola pay

Typical tax bill
$2,473
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$131,600
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.

Local

Contact Arcola's government

🏛️ Official websitearcola-il.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Arcola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arcola

Arcola is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Arcola'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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