Bureau Junction, IL town hall & government
Bureau Junction spent $1.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $5,852 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bureau Junction's government.
Where Bureau Junction's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 54%
- From the state 13%
- Utility sales 11%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Property taxes 6%
- From the federal government 4%
- Sales taxes 3%
Who works for Bureau Junction
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Hall High School District 502
Bureau Junction's high school district, shared with Cherry, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville, Ladd and Seatonville. 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 55%
- State 36%
- Federal 9%
Of the $20,020 per pupil, $11,854 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 Bureau Junction: Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 ($16,361 per pupil).
Which schools Bureau Junction kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bureau Junction 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.
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Who represents Bureau Junction
Bureau Junction is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. 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.