Hamilton, IL town hall & government
Hamilton spent $166,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $878 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hamilton's government.
Where Hamilton's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 69%
- Property taxes 27%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
Hamilton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Hamilton
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Hamilton's K–12 school district, shared with Buda, Concord, Greenville, Manlius, Manlius and New Bedford. 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 56%
- State 35%
- Federal 9%
Of the $20,747 per pupil, $10,676 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 Hamilton: Amboy Community Unit School District 272 ($18,499 per pupil).
Which schools Hamilton kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Hamilton's government
Who represents Hamilton
Hamilton is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.