Good Hope, IL town hall & government
Good Hope spent $311,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $861 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Good Hope's government.
Where Good Hope's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 36%
- Utility sales 26%
- Fees & charges 22%
- From the federal government 7%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Property taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Good Hope
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
West Prairie Community Unit School District 103
Good Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Blandinsville, Colchester, Colchester, Hire, Sciota and Sciota. 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 55%
- State 34%
- Federal 11%
Of the $20,946 per pupil, $10,656 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 Good Hope kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Good Hope 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 Good Hope's government
Who represents Good Hope
Good Hope is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.