Town Hall · Batchtown

Batchtown, IL town hall & government

Batchtown spent $109,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $568 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Batchtown's money goes

Spent
$109,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$568
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$59,00054%
Administration & buildings
$29,00027%
Parks & libraries
$9,0008%
Roads & transportation
$7,0006%
Other
$5,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Batchtown

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Calhoun Community Unit School District 40

Batchtown's K–12 school district, shared with Hamburg, Hardin and Kampsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,908
Illinois: $21,567
Students
502
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,908 per pupil, $8,980 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Batchtown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,929
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$126,800
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 Batchtown's government

Town hall & decisions in Batchtown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Batchtown

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

All of Batchtown'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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