Cotton Hill, IL town hall & government
Cotton Hill spent $310,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $357 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cotton Hill's government.
Where Cotton Hill's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 91%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Cotton Hill
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cotton Hill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5
Cotton Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Chatham, Ball, Woodside and Chatham. 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 72%
- State 22%
- Federal 6%
Of the $11,190 per pupil, $6,141 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 Cotton Hill: Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 ($15,348 per pupil) · Rochester Community Unit School District 3A ($14,844 per pupil).
Which schools Cotton Hill kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill's government
Who represents Cotton Hill
Cotton Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. 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.