Town Hall · Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith, IL town hall & government

Arrowsmith spent $146,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $305 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arrowsmith's money goes

Spent
$146,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$305
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$68,00047%
Roads & transportation
$29,00020%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$48,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Arrowsmith collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Arrowsmith

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19

Arrowsmith'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.

Spending per pupil
$17,634
Illinois: $21,567
Students
536
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

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 Arrowsmith: Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 ($15,198 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Arrowsmith pay

Typical tax bill
$2,709
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.24%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$121,200
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 Arrowsmith's government

Town hall & decisions in Arrowsmith →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Arrowsmith'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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