Town Hall · Grove

Grove, IL town hall & government

Grove spent $205,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $339 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grove's money goes

Spent
$205,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$339
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$99,00048%
Administration & buildings
$69,00034%
Parks & libraries
$22,00011%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$13,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 84%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Grove

Full-time staff
2
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$27,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 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

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Hidalgo, Newton, Rose Hill, Smallwood, Ste. Marie and Wade. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,548
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,189
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,548 per pupil, $7,919 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 Grove: Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 ($11,974 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$3,451
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$250,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grove

Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Grove'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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