Town Hall · Embarrass

Embarrass, IL town hall & government

Embarrass spent $202,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $361 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Embarrass's money goes

Spent
$202,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$361
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$45,00022%
Roads & transportation
$37,00018%
Health & welfare
$2,0001%
Other
$118,00058%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • From the state 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Embarrass

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
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

Shiloh Community Unit School District 1

Embarrass's K–12 school district, shared with Brocton, Hume, Metcalf, Newman, Redmon and Shiloh. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,887
Illinois: $21,567
Students
364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,887 per pupil, $12,500 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 Embarrass: Kansas Community Unit School District 3 ($21,136 per pupil) · Oakland Community Unit School District 5 ($17,194 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Embarrass pay

Typical tax bill
$914
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$75,200
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 Embarrass's government

Town hall & decisions in Embarrass →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Embarrass

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

All of Embarrass'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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