Genesee, IL town hall & government
Genesee spent $249,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $338 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Genesee's government.
Where Genesee's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 79%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- From the state 7%
- Fees & charges <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Genesee
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Genesee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Sterling Community Unit District 5
Genesee's K–12 school district, shared with Coleta, Sterling, Sterling, Hopkins, Jordan and Palmyra. 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 37%
- State 55%
- Federal 8%
Of the $15,512 per pupil, $9,753 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 Genesee: Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 ($18,276 per pupil) · Morrison Community Unit School District 6 ($14,230 per pupil).
Which schools Genesee kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Genesee 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 Genesee's government
Who represents Genesee
Genesee 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.