Town Hall · Carrollton

Carrollton, IL town hall & government

Carrollton spent $2.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,052 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carrollton's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,052
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$597 per resident
Police
$663,00027%
Water & other utilities
$563,00023%
Roads & transportation
$501,00020%
Sewer & trash
$260,00011%
Administration & buildings
$253,00010%
Parks & libraries
$150,0006%
Interest on debt
$43,0002%
Other
$41,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carrollton

Full-time staff
18
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
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

Carrollton Community Unit School District 1

Carrollton's K–12 school district, shared with Bluffdale, Carrollton, Eldred, Woodville, Kane and Linder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,755
Illinois: $21,567
Students
469
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,755 per pupil, $8,463 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 Carrollton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,881
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$114,000
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 Carrollton's government

Town hall & decisions in Carrollton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carrollton

Carrollton is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Carrollton'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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