Cooperstown, IL town hall & government
Cooperstown spent $116,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $393 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cooperstown's government.
Where Cooperstown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 76%
- From the state 21%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Cooperstown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cooperstown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Brown County Community Unit School District 1
Cooperstown's K–12 school district, shared with Buckhorn, Elkhorn, Lee, Missouri, Mound Station and Mount Sterling. 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 39%
- Federal 6%
Of the $15,381 per pupil, $8,833 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 Cooperstown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown's government
Who represents Cooperstown
Cooperstown 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.