Town Hall · Darwin

Darwin, IL town hall & government

Darwin spent $78,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $243 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Darwin's money goes

Spent
$78,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$243
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$43,00055%
Roads & transportation
$21,00027%
Health & welfare
$6,0008%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%
Other
$7,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Darwin

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Marshall Community Unit School District 2C

Darwin's K–12 school district, shared with Douglas, Marshall, Marshall, Wabash, Anderson and York. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,637
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,197
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,637 per pupil, $8,165 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.

Local

Contact Darwin's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Darwin

Darwin is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Darwin'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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