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How Bartonville is run

Bartonville spent $5.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $932 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Town website
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City budget
$5.6 million
spent, year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$932
Below typical Illinois cities ($1,403)
Long-term debt
$135,000
$22 per resident
City staff
24
full-time · 26 part-time
Typical tax bill
$3,080
a year · IL $5,298

What stands out about how Bartonville is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $932 per resident a year, or $2.55 a day

The biggest line: police, at 38% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 47%Property taxes 37%Sales taxes 10%Interest, fines & other 4%Fees & charges 1%Other taxes & licenses 1%
An estimate

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,080 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.21% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Bartonville$3,080
$3,080
typical bill a year
2.21%
effective rate
$139,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bartonville’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

The school district

Limestone Community High School District 310

Bartonville’s high school district, shared with Bellevue, Hollis Township, Kickapoo Township, Limestone Township, Norwood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Bartonville →
$16,719
per pupil · IL $21,567
921
students
$7.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,719 per pupil, $9,493 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 45%State 51%Federal 4%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Bartonville

Oak Grove School District 68 · $15,125 per pupil

Bartonville School District 66 · $17,127 per pupil

Peoria School District 150 · $20,070 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Bartonville

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Bartonville yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Bartonville

One full-time town employee for every 252 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Police17 + 3 pt
Administration & buildings1 + 11 pt
Roads & transportation6 + 1 pt
Fire0 + 10 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
24
full-time
26
part-time
$68,400
average full-time pay, before benefits
12
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Bartonville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Bartonville.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseBartonville is split between 3 districts
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Bartonville’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.

The Handbook →
Official websitevillageofbartonville-il.com ↗

Questions about how Bartonville is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Bartonville get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

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 (for Bartonville, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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