Town Hall · East Fork

East Fork, IL town hall & government

East Fork spent $132,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $335 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where East Fork's money goes

Spent
$132,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$335
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$104,00079%
Administration & buildings
$27,00020%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 34%
  • From the state 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for East Fork

Full-time staff
0
18 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

East Fork's K–12 school district, shared with Carlyle, Carlyle, Clement, Hoffman, Huey and Irishtown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,519
Illinois: $21,567
Students
910
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,519 per pupil, $10,175 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 East Fork: Patoka Community Unit School District 100 ($19,493 per pupil) · Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 ($16,213 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in East Fork pay

Typical tax bill
$2,583
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$218,800
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 East Fork's government

Town hall & decisions in East Fork →

Beyond town hall

Who represents East Fork

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

All of East Fork'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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