Garden Plain, IL town hall & government
Garden Plain spent $247,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $244 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Garden Plain's government.
Where Garden Plain's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 79%
- From the state 15%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
Who works for Garden Plain
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
River Bend Community Unit District 2
Garden Plain's K–12 school district, shared with Albany, Fulton, Fulton and Ustick. 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 50%
- State 44%
- Federal 7%
Of the $14,022 per pupil, $8,301 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 Garden Plain kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain's government
Who represents Garden Plain
Garden Plain is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. 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.