Town Hall · Bowlesville

Bowlesville, IL town hall & government

Bowlesville spent $83,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $483 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bowlesville's money goes

Spent
$83,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$483
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$54,00065%
Administration & buildings
$28,00034%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 67%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bowlesville

Full-time staff
3
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$5,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Bowlesville's K–12 school district, shared with Asbury, Eagle Creek, Equality, Equality, Gold Hill and Junction. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,825
Illinois: $21,567
Students
687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$238,000
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $16,825 per pupil, $10,234 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 Bowlesville: Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 ($15,161 per pupil).

Local

Contact Bowlesville's government

Town hall & decisions in Bowlesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bowlesville

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

All of Bowlesville'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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