Bureau, IL town hall & government
Bureau spent $201,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $870 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bureau's government.
Where Bureau's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 76%
- From the state 23%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Bureau 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 Bureau
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Princeton High School District 500
Bureau's high school district, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Dover, Dover, Indiantown and Malden. 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 56%
- State 33%
- Federal 12%
Of the $19,488 per pupil, $11,479 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: Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 ($20,747 per pupil) · Princeton Elementary School District 115 ($15,908 per pupil).
Which schools Bureau kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bureau 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 Bureau's government
Who represents Bureau
Bureau is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.