Town Hall · Keenes

Keenes, IL town hall & government

Keenes spent $37,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $468 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Keenes's money goes

Spent
$37,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$468
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$18,000
$228 per resident
Administration & buildings
$16,00043%
Interest on debt
$1,0003%
Other
$20,00054%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 2%

Keenes didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

Keenes's K–12 school district, shared with Arrington, Four Mile, Hickory Hill, Orel, Sims and Wayne City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,086
Illinois: $21,567
Students
491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,086 per pupil, $9,864 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 Keenes pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Keenes's government

Town hall & decisions in Keenes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keenes

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

All of Keenes'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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