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Centralia, IL town hall & government

Centralia spent $790,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $56 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Centralia's money goes

Spent
$790,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$56
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$455,00058%
Administration & buildings
$279,00035%
Health & welfare
$56,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Centralia collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Centralia

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Centralia High School District 200

Centralia's high school district, shared with Brookside, Central City, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington and Odin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,397
Illinois: $21,567
Students
897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $21,397 per pupil, $12,253 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 Centralia: Centralia School District 135 ($19,365 per pupil) · Central City School District 133 ($14,107 per pupil) · Raccoon Consolidated School District 1 ($13,485 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Centralia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,599
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$91,200
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 Centralia's government

🏛️ Official websitecity.centralia.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Centralia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Centralia

Centralia is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Centralia'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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