Town Hall · Fayette

Fayette, IL town hall & government

Fayette spent $189,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fayette's money goes

Spent
$189,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$753
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$146,00077%
Administration & buildings
$32,00017%
Other
$11,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 66%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fayette

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fayette didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

Fayette's K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie, Chatsworth, Chatsworth, Chenoa, Fairbury and Forrest. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,593
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,593 per pupil, $10,895 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.

Local

Contact Fayette's government

Town hall & decisions in Fayette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fayette

Fayette is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Fayette'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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