Town Hall · La Clede

La Clede, IL town hall & government

La Clede spent $132,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $150 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where La Clede's money goes

Spent
$132,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$150
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$30,000
$34 per resident
Administration & buildings
$68,00052%
Roads & transportation
$36,00027%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$27,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means La Clede collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for La Clede

Full-time staff
8
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Central Community Unit School District 401

La Clede's K–12 school district, shared with Alma, Farina, Kinmundy, Kinmundy, Meacham and St. Peter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,719
Illinois: $21,567
Students
629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $15,719 per pupil, $8,771 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 La Clede pay

Typical tax bill
$1,455
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.94%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$75,000
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 La Clede's government

Town hall & decisions in La Clede →

Beyond town hall

Who represents La Clede

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

All of La Clede'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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