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Canteen, IL town hall & government

Canteen spent $577,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $60 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Canteen's money goes

Spent
$577,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$60
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$249,00043%
Roads & transportation
$231,00040%
Health & welfare
$62,00011%
Other
$35,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%

Canteen 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 Canteen

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
0 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

Belleville Township High School District 201

Canteen's high school district, shared with Cahokia Heights, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis, Millstadt and Stookey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,728
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,753
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,728 per pupil, $11,548 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 Canteen: East St. Louis School District 189 ($29,017 per pupil) · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 ($12,533 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Canteen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,522
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$73,800
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.

Local

Contact Canteen's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Canteen

Canteen is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Canteen'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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