Town Hall · Big Mound

Big Mound, IL town hall & government

Big Mound spent $505,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $302 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Big Mound's money goes

Spent
$505,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$302
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$447,00089%
Administration & buildings
$51,00010%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Big Mound

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fairfield Community High School District 225

Big Mound's high school district, shared with Barnhill, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate and Grover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,340
Illinois: $21,567
Students
453
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 37%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,340 per pupil, $9,687 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 Mound: New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 ($12,876 per pupil) · Fairfield Public School District 112 ($15,773 per pupil) · Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 ($15,086 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Big Mound pay

Typical tax bill
$1,317
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$97,100
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 Big Mound's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Big Mound

Big Mound is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Big Mound'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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