Town Hall · Leech

Leech, IL town hall & government

Leech spent $243,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $549 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Leech's money goes

Spent
$243,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$549
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$73,000
$165 per resident
Roads & transportation
$231,00095%
Administration & buildings
$12,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the state 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Leech

Full-time staff
8
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 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

Fairfield Community High School District 225

Leech's high school district, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield and Golden Gate. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,340
Illinois: $21,567
Students
453
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,340 per pupil, $9,687 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 Leech: Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 ($15,589 per pupil) · Fairfield Public School District 112 ($15,773 per pupil) · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 ($12,876 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Leech pay

Typical tax bill
$1,592
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$109,000
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 Leech's government

Town hall & decisions in Leech →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leech

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

All of Leech'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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