Town Hall · Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL town hall & government

Edwardsville spent $1.6 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $43 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edwardsville's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$43
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$45,000
$1 per resident
Roads & transportation
$748,00046%
Administration & buildings
$416,00025%
Parks & libraries
$213,00013%
Health & welfare
$57,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$205,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 85%
  • From the state 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Edwardsville

Full-time staff
9
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Edwardsville's K–12 school district, shared with Hamel, Worden, Hamel, Glen Carbon, Moro and Edwardsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,319
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,211
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$187.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,319 per pupil, $8,297 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Edwardsville pay

Typical tax bill
$5,187
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.84%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$282,300
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 Edwardsville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofedwardsville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edwardsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edwardsville

Edwardsville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Edwardsville'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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