Lee Center, IL town hall & government
Lee Center spent $238,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $431 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lee Center's government.
Where Lee Center's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 51%
- From the state 49%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lee Center collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Lee Center
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mendota Township High School District 280
Lee Center's high school district, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Mendota and Mendota. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 53%
- State 43%
- Federal 4%
Of the $21,043 per pupil, $11,399 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 Lee Center: Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 ($18,678 per pupil) · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 ($18,499 per pupil) · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 ($15,892 per pupil).
Which schools Lee Center kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Lee Center pay
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.
Contact Lee Center's government
Who represents Lee Center
Lee Center is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.