Town Hall · Ball

Ball, IL town hall & government

Ball spent $452,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $63 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ball's money goes

Spent
$452,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$63
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$183,00040%
Other
$269,00060%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Ball 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 Ball

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,600
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. Ball didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

Ball's K–12 school district, shared with Chatham, Cotton Hill, Woodside and Chatham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,190
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,190 per pupil, $6,141 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 Ball: Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 ($15,348 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ball pay

Typical tax bill
$5,773
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.93%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$299,000
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.

Local

Contact Ball's government

🏛️ Official websiteballtownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ball →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ball

Ball is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Ball'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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