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Lawrenceville, IL town hall & government

Lawrenceville spent $4.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,019 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lawrenceville's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,019
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
$1,390 per resident
Police
$1.1 million25%
Roads & transportation
$828,00019%
Sewer & trash
$732,00016%
Water & other utilities
$627,00014%
Administration & buildings
$301,0007%
Parks & libraries
$277,0006%
Interest on debt
$129,0003%
Other
$435,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lawrenceville

Full-time staff
24
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

Lawrenceville's K–12 school district, shared with Allison, Bond, Russell, Russellville, St. Francisville and Denison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,403
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,040
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,403 per pupil, $9,918 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 Lawrenceville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,031
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$71,300
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.

Local

Contact Lawrenceville's government

🏛️ Official websitelawrencecity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lawrenceville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lawrenceville

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

All of Lawrenceville'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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