Town Hall · Bath

Bath, IL town hall & government

Bath spent $113,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $142 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bath's money goes

Spent
$113,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$142
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$72,000
$91 per resident
Administration & buildings
$54,00048%
Roads & transportation
$41,00036%
Interest on debt
$4,0004%
Other
$14,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bath

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bath didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Havana Community Unit School District 126

Bath's K–12 school district, shared with Bath, Havana, Kilbourne, Lynchburg, Havana and Kilbourne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,698
Illinois: $21,567
Students
853
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,698 per pupil, $9,648 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 Bath pay

Typical tax bill
$1,769
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$86,100
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 Bath's government

Town hall & decisions in Bath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bath

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

All of Bath'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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