Town Hall · Bernadotte

Bernadotte, IL town hall & government

Bernadotte spent $84,000 in the year to March 31, 2023, about $340 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bernadotte's money goes

Spent
$84,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2023
Per resident
$340
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$26,00031%
Roads & transportation
$9,00011%
Interest on debt
$3,0004%
Other
$46,00055%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bernadotte collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bernadotte

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

V.I.T. Community Unit School District 2

Bernadotte's K–12 school district, shared with Farmers, Ipava, Table Grove, Vermont, Vermont and Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,095
Illinois: $21,567
Students
338
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $19,095 per pupil, $11,967 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 Bernadotte: Fulton County Community Unit School District 3 ($19,591 per pupil) · Lewistown Community Unit School District 97 ($16,847 per pupil).

Local

Contact Bernadotte's government

🏛️ Official websitefultonco.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bernadotte →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bernadotte

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

All of Bernadotte'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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