Town Hall · Big Grove

Big Grove, IL town hall & government

Big Grove spent $264,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $156 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Big Grove's money goes

Spent
$264,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$156
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$128,00048%
Administration & buildings
$95,00036%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$39,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Big Grove

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Newark Community High School District 18

Big Grove's high school district, shared with Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington and Mission. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,517
Illinois: $21,567
Students
178
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 80%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $21,517 per pupil, $10,399 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 Big Grove: Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 ($12,258 per pupil) · Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 ($12,112 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Big Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$5,644
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.20%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$256,400
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 Big Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Big Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Big Grove

Big Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Big Grove'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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