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Compromise, IL town hall & government

Compromise spent $568,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $384 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Compromise's money goes

Spent
$568,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$384
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$152,00027%
Roads & transportation
$129,00023%
Health & welfare
$44,0008%
Other
$243,00043%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • Interest, fines & other 29%

Compromise didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Compromise

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188

Compromise's elementary school district, shared with Gifford, Kerr and Harwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,292
Illinois: $21,567
Students
161
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$262,000
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,292 per pupil, $10,012 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 Compromise: Rantoul Township High School District 193 ($19,210 per pupil) · Armstrong Township High School District 225 ($25,184 per pupil) · Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 ($14,955 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Compromise pay

Typical tax bill
$2,711
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$164,600
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Compromise

Compromise is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Compromise'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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