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Town Hall · Deer Grove

How Deer Grove is run

Deer Grove spent $26,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $578 per resident.

City budget
$26,000
spent, year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$578
Below typical Illinois cities ($1,403)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 7 part-time

What stands out about how Deer Grove is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $578 per resident a year, or $1.58 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 54% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 75%From the federal government 13%Property taxes 8%Other taxes & licenses 4%
The school district

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Deer Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Lyndon, Prophetstown, Prophetstown, Tampico, Tampico and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Deer Grove →
$15,473
per pupil · IL $21,567
765
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $15,473 per pupil, $8,787 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 44%State 46%Federal 10%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Deer Grove

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Deer Grove yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Deer Grove

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 7 pt
0
full-time
7
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Deer Grove

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Deer Grove.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Deer Grove’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Deer Grove is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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