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Glen Carbon, IL town hall & government

Glen Carbon spent $22.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,730 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glen Carbon's money goes

Spent
$22.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,730
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$29.6 million
$2,297 per resident
Police
$5.5 million25%
Roads & transportation
$4.7 million21%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million15%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million11%
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$2 million9%
Interest on debt
$1 million5%
Health & welfare
$48,000<1%
Other
$816,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glen Carbon

Full-time staff
86
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
35 full-time
Parks & libraries
19 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Glen Carbon's K–12 school district, shared with Hamel, Worden, Edwardsville, Hamel, Moro and Edwardsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,319
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,211
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$187.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,319 per pupil, $8,297 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 Glen Carbon: Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 ($12,533 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Glen Carbon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,580
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.98%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$282,000
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.

Local

Contact Glen Carbon's government

🏛️ Official websiteglen-carbon.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glen Carbon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glen Carbon

Glen Carbon is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Glen Carbon'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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