Town Hall · Dodds

Dodds, IL town hall & government

Dodds spent $333,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $130 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dodds's money goes

Spent
$333,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$130
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$196,00059%
Administration & buildings
$126,00038%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$10,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
Town workforce

Who works for Dodds

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201

Dodds's high school district, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Field, Ina and McClellan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,435
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $21,435 per pupil, $11,405 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 Dodds: Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 ($14,571 per pupil) · Bethel School District 82 ($20,303 per pupil) · Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 ($21,775 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dodds pay

Typical tax bill
$1,760
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$111,100
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Dodds's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Dodds

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

All of Dodds'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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