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Buckner, IL town hall & government

Buckner spent $1.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $3,949 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Buckner's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,949
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$410,000
$943 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million85%
Administration & buildings
$218,00013%
Sewer & trash
$24,0001%
Interest on debt
$14,0001%
Police
$4,000<1%
Fire
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 81%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Property taxes <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Buckner

Full-time staff
3
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 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

Christopher Community Unit School District 99

Buckner's K–12 school district, shared with Christopher, North City, Tyrone and Browning. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,842
Illinois: $21,567
Students
710
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,842 per pupil, $11,006 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Buckner pay

Typical tax bill
$967
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$69,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Buckner's government

Town hall & decisions in Buckner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buckner

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

All of Buckner'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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