Beecher, IL town hall & government
Beecher spent $473,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,049 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Beecher's government.
Where Beecher's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 25%
- From the state 25%
- Utility sales 18%
- Fees & charges 17%
- Property taxes 8%
- From the federal government 7%
Who works for Beecher
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
Beecher's K–12 school district, shared with Liberty, Shumway, Banner, Moccasin, Loudon and Holland. 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 56%
- State 37%
- Federal 7%
Of the $14,389 per pupil, $8,132 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.
Which schools Beecher kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Beecher pay
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.
Contact Beecher's government
Who represents Beecher
Beecher 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.