Town Hall · Indianola

Indianola, IL town hall & government

Indianola spent $52,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $205 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Indianola's money goes

Spent
$52,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$205
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$47,00090%
Police
$5,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Property taxes 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Indianola

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

Indianola's K–12 school district, shared with Catlin, Fairmount, Jamaica, Sidell, Catlin and Carroll. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,725
Illinois: $21,567
Students
874
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,725 per pupil, $8,711 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 Indianola pay

Typical tax bill
$1,242
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$81,700
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 Indianola's government

Town hall & decisions in Indianola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Indianola

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

All of Indianola'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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