Grand Tower, IL town hall & government
Grand Tower spent $1.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,023 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grand Tower's government.
Where Grand Tower's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 40%
- From the state 29%
- Fees & charges 13%
- From the federal government 6%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Sales taxes 3%
- Property taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Grand Tower
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
Grand Tower's K–12 school district, shared with East Cape Girardeau, Grand Tower and McClure. 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 31%
- State 57%
- Federal 12%
Of the $19,175 per pupil, $9,178 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 Grand Tower kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower's government
Who represents Grand Tower
Grand Tower is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.