Gardner, IL town hall & government
Gardner spent $3.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,274 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gardner's government.
Where Gardner's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 52%
- From the state 27%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Utility sales 6%
- From the federal government 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Gardner
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C
Gardner's elementary school district, shared with Garfield, Maine and South Wilmington. 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 40%
- State 55%
- Federal 4%
Of the $19,090 per pupil, $11,455 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.
Also serving Gardner: Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District ($30,824 per pupil).
Which schools Gardner kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gardner 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 Gardner's government
Who represents Gardner
Gardner is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.