Bluff Springs, IL town hall & government
Bluff Springs spent $113,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $143 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bluff Springs's government.
Where Bluff Springs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 89%
- From the state 9%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bluff Springs collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Bluff Springs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bluff Springs didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
Bluff Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Beardstown, Beardstown and Hagener. 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 19%
- State 58%
- Federal 24%
Of the $11,140 per pupil, $7,045 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 Bluff Springs: Virginia Community Unit School District 64 ($14,804 per pupil) · A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 ($19,540 per pupil).
Which schools Bluff Springs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bluff Springs 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 Bluff Springs's government
Who represents Bluff Springs
Bluff Springs 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.