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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.

Town budget

Where Bluff Springs's money goes

Spent
$113,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$143
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$53,00047%
Roads & transportation
$46,00041%
Other
$14,00012%

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.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bluff Springs

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$24,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$11,140
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bluff Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$2,993
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$204,900
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 Bluff Springs's government

Town hall & decisions in Bluff Springs →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Bluff Springs'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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