Town Hall · Gridley

Gridley, IL town hall & government

Gridley spent $1.5 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $792 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gridley's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$792
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million92%
Administration & buildings
$113,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gridley

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11

Gridley's K–12 school district, shared with El Paso, El Paso, Gridley, Kappa, Panola and Secor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,098
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,176
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,098 per pupil, $9,198 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 Gridley: Lexington Community Unit School District 7 ($28,652 per pupil) · McLean County Unit School District 5 ($16,899 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gridley pay

Typical tax bill
$3,456
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.15%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$160,500
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 Gridley's government

Town hall & decisions in Gridley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gridley

Gridley is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Gridley'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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