Town Hall · Breese

Breese, IL town hall & government

Breese spent $307,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $56 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Breese's money goes

Spent
$307,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$56
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$191,00062%
Administration & buildings
$115,00037%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%

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 Breese collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Breese

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Community High School District 71

Breese's high school district, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese and Burgess. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,612
Illinois: $21,567
Students
631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,612 per pupil, $10,903 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 Breese: Breese School District 12 ($11,258 per pupil) · Aviston School District 21 ($9,620 per pupil) · Germantown School District 60 ($12,463 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Breese pay

Typical tax bill
$4,252
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$228,600
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.

Local

Contact Breese's government

🏛️ Official websitebreese.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Breese →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Breese

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

All of Breese'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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