How Bald Bluff is run
Bald Bluff spent $104,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $344 per resident.
What stands out about how Bald Bluff is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
United Community School District 304
Bald Bluff’s K–12 school district, shared with Alexis, Kirkwood, Little York, North Henderson, Spring Grove and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,592 per pupil, $10,130 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
Mercer County School District 404 · $16,966 per pupil
West Central Community Unit School District 235 · $15,975 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Bald Bluff
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Bald Bluff yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $344 per resident a year, or $0.94 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 61% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Bald Bluff collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Bald Bluff’s budget compares
Bald Bluff ranks 3rd lowest of 7 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oquawka | $66 | — | $1,716 |
| Keithsburg | $84 | — | $926 |
| Bald Bluff | $344 | — | — |
| Abington | $359 | — | $1,973 |
| Sumner | $374 | — | $1,348 |
| Rozetta | $415 | — | $2,625 |
| Ohio Grove | $591 | — | $5,108 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bald Bluff.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bald Bluff’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Bald Bluff is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.