Barren, IL town hall & government
Barren spent $84,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $176 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Barren's government.
Where Barren's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 68%
- From the state 31%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Barren collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Barren
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Benton Consolidated High School District 103
Barren's high school district, shared with Benton, Benton, Browning, Eastern, Ewing and Ewing. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 37%
- State 51%
- Federal 12%
Of the $19,692 per pupil, $11,598 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 Barren: Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 ($15,627 per pupil) · Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 ($15,444 per pupil).
Which schools Barren kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Barren's government
Who represents Barren
Barren is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.