Cherry, IL town hall & government
Cherry spent $242,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $540 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cherry's government.
Where Cherry's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 45%
- Utility sales 19%
- Property taxes 13%
- From the federal government 9%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Fees & charges 4%
- Sales taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Cherry
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Hall High School District 502
Cherry's high school district, shared with Bureau Junction, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville, Ladd and Seatonville. 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 55%
- State 36%
- Federal 9%
Of the $20,020 per pupil, $11,854 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 Cherry: Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 ($18,761 per pupil).
Which schools Cherry kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cherry 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 Cherry's government
Who represents Cherry
Cherry is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. 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.