Colchester, IL town hall & government
Colchester spent $1.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,090 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Colchester's government.
Where Colchester's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 30%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Utility sales 18%
- From the federal government 16%
- Property taxes 10%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Colchester
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
West Prairie Community Unit School District 103
Colchester's K–12 school district, shared with Blandinsville, Colchester, Good Hope, Hire, Sciota and Sciota. 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 34%
- Federal 11%
Of the $20,946 per pupil, $10,656 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.
Which schools Colchester kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Colchester 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 Colchester's government
Who represents Colchester
Colchester is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.