Town Hall · Ewing

Ewing, IL town hall & government

Ewing spent $249,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $195 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ewing's money goes

Spent
$249,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$195
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$9,000
$7 per resident
Administration & buildings
$91,00037%
Roads & transportation
$87,00035%
Health & welfare
$11,0004%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$59,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • From the state 13%

Ewing didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Ewing

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Benton Consolidated High School District 103

Ewing's high school district, shared with Barren, Benton, Benton, Browning, Eastern and Ewing. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,692
Illinois: $21,567
Students
597
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,692 per pupil, $11,598 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 Ewing: Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 ($15,444 per pupil) · Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 ($15,517 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ewing pay

Typical tax bill
$2,347
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$159,000
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 Ewing's government

Town hall & decisions in Ewing →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ewing

Ewing is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Ewing'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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