Town Hall · Brooklyn

Brooklyn, IL town hall & government

Brooklyn spent $191,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $278 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Brooklyn's money goes

Spent
$191,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$278
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$113,00059%
Parks & libraries
$26,00014%
Roads & transportation
$20,00010%
Other
$32,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 64%
  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • Property taxes 5%

Brooklyn didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Brooklyn

Full-time staff
8
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188

Brooklyn's K–12 school district, shared with Stites. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,097
Illinois: $21,567
Students
134
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $23,097 per pupil, $11,045 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.

Local

Contact Brooklyn's government

Town hall & decisions in Brooklyn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooklyn

Brooklyn is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Brooklyn'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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