Carroll, IL town hall & government
Carroll spent $175,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $309 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Carroll's government.
Where Carroll's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 78%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- From the state 7%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Carroll collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Carroll
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Carroll's K–12 school district, shared with Catlin, Fairmount, Indianola, Jamaica, Sidell and Catlin. 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 51%
- State 44%
- Federal 5%
Of the $14,725 per pupil, $8,711 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 Carroll: Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 ($17,991 per pupil).
Which schools Carroll kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Carroll 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 Carroll's government
Who represents Carroll
Carroll is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.