Town Hall · Ashmore

Ashmore, IL town hall & government

Ashmore spent $1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,403 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
$1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,403
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1 million
$1,404 per resident
Water & other utilities
$645,00062%
Roads & transportation
$182,00018%
Administration & buildings
$135,00013%
Parks & libraries
$47,0005%
Interest on debt
$24,0002%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 35%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ashmore

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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 Charleston, Lerna, Charleston, Hutton, Seven Hickory and Morgan. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ashmore pay

Typical tax bill
$1,668
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.82%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$91,700
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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