Town Hall · Atlas

Atlas, IL town hall & government

Atlas spent $307,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $579 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Atlas's money goes

Spent
$307,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$579
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$241,00079%
Administration & buildings
$62,00020%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%

Atlas didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Atlas

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pikeland Community Unit School District 10

Atlas's K–12 school district, shared with Baylis, Detroit, Florence, Hardin, Milton and Montezuma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,644
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,196
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,644 per pupil, $7,874 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 Atlas: Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3 ($15,291 per pupil) · Western Community Unit School District 12 ($16,195 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Atlas pay

Typical tax bill
$2,537
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.18%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$116,400
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 Atlas's government

Town hall & decisions in Atlas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atlas

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

All of Atlas'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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