Bowling Green, IL town hall & government
Bowling Green spent $80,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $180 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bowling Green's government.
Where Bowling Green's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 70%
- From the state 18%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bowling Green collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Bowling Green
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bowling Green didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A
Bowling Green's K–12 school district, shared with Cowden, Herrick, Herrick, Dry Point, Lakewood and Cold Spring. 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 26%
- State 60%
- Federal 14%
Of the $17,221 per pupil, $9,665 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.
Which schools Bowling Green kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green's government
Who represents Bowling Green
Bowling Green 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.