Emmet, IL town hall & government
Emmet spent $528,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $446 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Emmet's government.
Where Emmet's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 58%
- From the state 41%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Emmet
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Emmet didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Macomb Community Unit School District 185
Emmet's K–12 school district, shared with Bardolph, Macomb, Macomb City, New Salem, Scotland and Chalmers. 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 48%
- State 41%
- Federal 11%
Of the $18,427 per pupil, $10,443 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 Emmet: West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 ($20,946 per pupil).
Which schools Emmet kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Emmet pay
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.
Contact Emmet's government
Who represents Emmet
Emmet is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Mary E. Miller and Eric Sorensen. 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.