Town Hall · Clarion

Clarion, IL town hall & government

Clarion spent $256,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clarion's money goes

Spent
$256,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$656
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$185,00072%
Administration & buildings
$58,00023%
Other
$13,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 55%
  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clarion

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mendota Township High School District 280

Clarion's high school district, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota and Mendota. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,043
Illinois: $21,567
Students
484
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$170,000
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $21,043 per pupil, $11,399 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 Clarion: La Moille Community Unit School District 303 ($27,526 per pupil) · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 ($15,892 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clarion pay

Typical tax bill
$2,811
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$170,400
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 Clarion's government

Town hall & decisions in Clarion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clarion

Clarion is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Clarion'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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