Brookside, IL town hall & government
Brookside spent $145,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $27 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brookside's government.
Where Brookside's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 68%
- From the state 30%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Brookside collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Brookside
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Brookside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Centralia High School District 200
Brookside's high school district, shared with Central City, Centralia, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington and Odin. 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 36%
- State 50%
- Federal 14%
Of the $21,397 per pupil, $12,253 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 Brookside: Willow Grove School District 46 ($17,185 per pupil) · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 ($16,519 per pupil) · Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 ($16,213 per pupil).
Which schools Brookside kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Brookside 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.
Contact Brookside's government
Who represents Brookside
Brookside is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.