Town Hall · Dry Point

Dry Point, IL town hall & government

Dry Point spent $93,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $90 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dry Point's money goes

Spent
$93,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$90
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$46,00049%
Administration & buildings
$36,00039%
Other
$11,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 10%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Dry Point collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dry Point

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

Dry Point's K–12 school district, shared with Cowden, Herrick, Herrick, Bowling Green, Lakewood and Cold Spring. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,221
Illinois: $21,567
Students
331
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,221 per pupil, $9,665 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 Point: Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 ($14,389 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dry Point pay

Typical tax bill
$1,373
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$107,500
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 Point's government

Town hall & decisions in Dry Point →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dry Point

Dry Point is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Dry Point'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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