Town Hall · Granville

Granville, IL town hall & government

Granville spent $1.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,320 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Granville's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,320
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$1,213 per resident
Water & other utilities
$636,00037%
Roads & transportation
$333,00019%
Sewer & trash
$239,00014%
Police
$237,00014%
Administration & buildings
$128,0007%
Interest on debt
$74,0004%
Parks & libraries
$22,0001%
Other
$44,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Granville

Full-time staff
9
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time23 part
Police
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Granville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Putnam County Community Unit School District 535

Granville's K–12 school district, shared with Granville, Hennepin, Hennepin, Magnolia, Magnolia and Mark. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,469
Illinois: $21,567
Students
766
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,469 per pupil, $11,881 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Granville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,310
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$142,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Granville's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofgranville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Granville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Granville

Granville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Granville'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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