Big Spring, IL town hall & government
Big Spring spent $167,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $246 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Big Spring's government.
Where Big Spring's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 79%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- From the state 10%
Big Spring didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Big Spring
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Big Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Neoga, Neoga, Sigel, Sigel, Paradise and Spring Point. 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 41%
- State 46%
- Federal 12%
Of the $13,640 per pupil, $7,598 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 Spring: Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A ($12,045 per pupil) · Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 ($11,134 per pupil).
Which schools Big Spring kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Big Spring 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 Big Spring's government
Who represents Big Spring
Big Spring is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.