Buckheart, IL town hall & government
Buckheart spent $176,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $132 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Buckheart's government.
Where Buckheart's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 37%
- From the state 36%
- Interest, fines & other 27%
Buckheart didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Buckheart
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Canton Union School District 66
Buckheart's K–12 school district, shared with Banner, Canton, Canton, Dunfermline, Norris and Banner. 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 31%
- State 54%
- Federal 15%
Of the $15,539 per pupil, $7,824 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 Buckheart: Lewistown Community Unit School District 97 ($16,847 per pupil).
Which schools Buckheart kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Buckheart 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 Buckheart's government
Who represents Buckheart
Buckheart is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. 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.