El Dara, IL town hall & government
El Dara spent $6,000 in the year to August 31, 2022, about $85 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach El Dara's government.
Where El Dara's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 93%
- Sales taxes 7%
Who works for El Dara
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. El Dara didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Western Community Unit School District 12
El Dara's K–12 school district, shared with Barry, Barry, Cincinnati, Hull, Kinderhook and Kinderhook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 42%
- State 50%
- Federal 8%
Of the $16,195 per pupil, $8,758 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.
Which schools El Dara kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact El Dara's government
Who represents El Dara
El Dara is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.