Town Hall · Flat Branch

Flat Branch, IL town hall & government

Flat Branch spent $600,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,415 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Flat Branch's money goes

Spent
$600,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,415
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$500,00083%
Roads & transportation
$66,00011%
Administration & buildings
$16,0003%
Other
$18,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 79%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Flat Branch

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21

Flat Branch's K–12 school district, shared with Assumption, Moweaqua, Moweaqua, Assumption, Rural and Prairieton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,148
Illinois: $21,567
Students
750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,148 per pupil, $10,445 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Flat Branch pay

Typical tax bill
$3,227
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$221,400
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 Flat Branch's government

Town hall & decisions in Flat Branch →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Flat Branch

Flat Branch is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Flat Branch'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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