Town Hall · Harvel

Harvel, IL town hall & government

Harvel spent $98,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harvel's money goes

Spent
$98,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$467
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$46,00047%
Water & other utilities
$30,00031%
Roads & transportation
$13,00013%
Police
$5,0005%
Other
$4,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Harvel

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Panhandle Community Unit School District 2

Harvel's K–12 school district, shared with Farmersville, Pitman, Raymond, Raymond, Waggoner and Harvel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,541
Illinois: $21,567
Students
444
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,541 per pupil, $11,874 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 Harvel pay

Typical tax bill
$1,000
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.82%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$55,000
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 Harvel's government

Town hall & decisions in Harvel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harvel

Harvel is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Harvel'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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