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Bowdre, IL town hall & government

Bowdre spent $403,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $620 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bowdre's money goes

Spent
$403,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$620
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$278,00069%
Administration & buildings
$64,00016%
Health & welfare
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$7,0002%
Other
$44,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 6%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bowdre 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 Bowdre

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,000
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306

Bowdre's K–12 school district, shared with Arcola, Arcola, Bourbon and Humboldt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,130
Illinois: $21,567
Students
701
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $18,130 per pupil, $10,969 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 Bowdre: Oakland Community Unit School District 5 ($17,194 per pupil) · Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 ($12,414 per pupil) · Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 ($16,373 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bowdre pay

Typical tax bill
$1,866
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$110,400
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 Bowdre's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bowdre

Bowdre is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bowdre'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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