Chestnut, IL town hall & government
Chestnut spent $78,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $324 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chestnut's government.
Where Chestnut's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 49%
- Property taxes 46%
- From the state 5%
Chestnut 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 Chestnut
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Chestnut's K–12 school district, shared with Ellisville, Fairview, London Mills, Maquon, Fairview and Young Hickory. 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 50%
- State 39%
- Federal 12%
Of the $20,284 per pupil, $10,648 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 Chestnut: Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 ($16,276 per pupil) · Knoxville Community Unit School District 202 ($16,236 per pupil).
Which schools Chestnut kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Chestnut 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 Chestnut's government
Who represents Chestnut
Chestnut is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. 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.