Town Hall · Bellevue

Bellevue, IL town hall & government

Bellevue spent $2.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,257 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bellevue's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,257
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$2 million76%
Administration & buildings
$422,00016%
Police
$152,0006%
Sewer & trash
$7,000<1%
Other
$21,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 66%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Bellevue

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Limestone Community High School District 310

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

Spending per pupil
$16,719
Illinois: $21,567
Students
921
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,719 per pupil, $9,493 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 Bellevue: Norwood Elementary School District 63 ($16,707 per pupil) · Pleasant Hill School District 69 ($19,185 per pupil) · Monroe School District 70 ($12,973 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bellevue pay

Typical tax bill
$2,627
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.17%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$121,300
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellevue

Bellevue is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Eric Sorensen and Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bellevue'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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