Equality, IL town hall & government
Equality spent $991,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,936 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Equality's government.
Where Equality's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 42%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the state 16%
- Property taxes 10%
- From the federal government 6%
- Sales taxes 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for Equality
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Equality's K–12 school district, shared with Asbury, Eagle Creek, Equality, Gold Hill, Junction and New Haven. 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 28%
- State 58%
- Federal 14%
Of the $16,825 per pupil, $10,234 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 Equality kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Equality 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 Equality's government
Who represents Equality
Equality is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.