Chenoa, IL town hall & government
Chenoa spent $185,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $92 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chenoa's government.
Where Chenoa's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 50%
- Interest, fines & other 31%
- From the state 18%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Chenoa collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Chenoa didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Chenoa
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Chenoa's K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie, Chatsworth, Chatsworth, Chenoa, Fairbury and Fayette. 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 52%
- State 41%
- Federal 8%
Of the $16,593 per pupil, $10,895 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 Chenoa: Lexington Community Unit School District 7 ($28,652 per pupil).
Which schools Chenoa kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Chenoa 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 Chenoa's government
Who represents Chenoa
Chenoa is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.