Town Hall · Hickory

Hickory, IL town hall & government

Hickory spent $41,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $304 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hickory's money goes

Spent
$41,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$304
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$14,00034%
Roads & transportation
$10,00024%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0002%
Other
$16,00039%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From the state 34%
Town workforce

Who works for Hickory

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 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

Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5

Hickory's K–12 school district, shared with Bainbridge, Browning, Buena Vista, Camden, Camden and Frederick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,117
Illinois: $21,567
Students
945
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,117 per pupil, $8,480 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 Hickory: Astoria Community Unit School District 1 ($18,904 per pupil).

Local

Contact Hickory's government

Town hall & decisions in Hickory →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hickory

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

All of Hickory'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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