Fairmount, IL town hall & government
Fairmount spent $255,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $434 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
- From the state 56%
- Utility sales 19%
- From the federal government 10%
- Property taxes 10%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Sales taxes 3%
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.
Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Fairmount's K–12 school district, shared with Catlin, Indianola, Jamaica, Sidell, Catlin and Carroll. 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 51%
- State 44%
- Federal 5%
Of the $14,725 per pupil, $8,711 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 →
What homeowners in Fairmount 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 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.