Town Hall · Dry Grove

Dry Grove, IL town hall & government

Dry Grove spent $550,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $352 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dry Grove's money goes

Spent
$550,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$352
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$440,00080%
Administration & buildings
$75,00014%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$34,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 37%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dry Grove

Full-time staff
1
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dry Grove didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

McLean County Unit School District 5

Dry Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Carlock, Hudson, Normal, Normal, Towanda and White Oak. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,899
Illinois: $21,567
Students
12,518
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,899 per pupil, $10,339 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 Dry Grove: Olympia Community Unit School District 16 ($16,450 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dry Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$5,113
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.95%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$261,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Dry Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Dry Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dry Grove

Dry Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood and Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Dry Grove'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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