Town Hall · Bonnie

Bonnie, IL town hall & government

Bonnie spent $327,000 in the year to July 31, 2022, about $861 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bonnie's money goes

Spent
$327,000
fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$861
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$36,000
$95 per resident
Water & other utilities
$182,00056%
Administration & buildings
$105,00032%
Sewer & trash
$31,0009%
Roads & transportation
$6,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bonnie

Full-time staff
3
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201

Bonnie's high school district, shared with Belle Rive, Dix, Dodds, Field, Ina and McClellan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,435
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $21,435 per pupil, $11,405 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 Bonnie: Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 ($14,571 per pupil) · Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 ($16,100 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bonnie pay

Typical tax bill
$1,056
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$73,200
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 Bonnie's government

Town hall & decisions in Bonnie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bonnie

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

All of Bonnie'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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