Crook, IL town hall & government
Crook spent $141,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $475 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Crook's government.
Where Crook's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 50%
- From the state 47%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Crook collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Crook
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Crook's K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie City, Dahlgren, Knight Prairie, Macedonia, McLeansboro and McLeansboro. 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 34%
- State 56%
- Federal 10%
Of the $13,781 per pupil, $8,212 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 Crook: Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 ($15,687 per pupil).
Which schools Crook kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Crook's government
Who represents Crook
Crook is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.