Town Hall · Cartwright

Cartwright, IL town hall & government

Cartwright spent $523,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $360 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cartwright's money goes

Spent
$523,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$360
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$340,00065%
Administration & buildings
$114,00022%
Other
$69,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cartwright

Full-time staff
2
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cartwright didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8

Cartwright's K–12 school district, shared with Pleasant Plains and Gardner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,708
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,284
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,708 per pupil, $8,988 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 Cartwright: A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 ($19,540 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cartwright pay

Typical tax bill
$3,328
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.91%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$174,000
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 Cartwright's government

Town hall & decisions in Cartwright →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cartwright

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

All of Cartwright'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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