Town Hall · Keith

Keith, IL town hall & government

Keith spent $126,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $332 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keith's money goes

Spent
$126,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$332
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$69,00055%
Administration & buildings
$36,00029%
Other
$21,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Keith

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Flora Community Unit School District 35

Keith's K–12 school district, shared with Flora, Garden Hill, Songer, Xenia, Xenia and Harter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,933
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,339
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $10,933 per pupil, $6,445 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 Keith: Clay City Community Unit District 10 ($18,717 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Keith pay

Typical tax bill
$1,268
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$85,600
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 Keith's government

Town hall & decisions in Keith →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keith

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

All of Keith'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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