Fairmount, IL town hall & government
Fairmount spent $112,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $626 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairmount's government.
Where Fairmount's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 40%
- From other local governments 34%
- Interest, fines & other 23%
- From the state 2%
Who works for Fairmount
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fairmount didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4
Fairmount's K–12 school district, shared with Griggsville, Perry, Valley City, Griggsville, Flint and Perry. 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 38%
- State 47%
- Federal 15%
Of the $21,342 per pupil, $12,977 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 Fairmount kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Fairmount's government
Who represents Fairmount
Fairmount 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.