Town Hall · Ashmore

Ashmore, IL town hall & government

Ashmore spent $277,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $215 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ashmore's money goes

Spent
$277,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$215
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$161,00058%
Administration & buildings
$96,00035%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$17,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Ashmore 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 Ashmore

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 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

Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Ashmore's K–12 school district, shared with Ashmore, Charleston, Lerna, Charleston, Hutton and Seven Hickory. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,205
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,652
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,205 per pupil, $7,477 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 Ashmore: Kansas Community Unit School District 3 ($21,136 per pupil) · Oakland Community Unit School District 5 ($17,194 per pupil) · Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4C ($13,716 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ashmore pay

Typical tax bill
$2,293
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$135,100
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 Ashmore's government

Town hall & decisions in Ashmore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashmore

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

All of Ashmore'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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