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How Leepertown is run

Leepertown spent $61,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $181 per resident.

Town budget
$61,000
spent, year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$181
Above typical Illinois towns ($116)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 5 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,375
a year · IL $5,298

What stands out about how Leepertown is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,375 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.44% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Hall$3,398
Senachwine$3,385
Hennepin$3,275
Hennepin$2,982
Arispie$2,917
Granville$2,429
Leepertown$1,375
Selby$1,293
De Pue$1,055
$1,375
typical bill a year
2.44%
effective rate
$56,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Leepertown’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Hall High School District 502

Leepertown’s high school district, shared with Bureau Junction, Cherry, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Leepertown →
$20,020
per pupil · IL $21,567
410
students
$45.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $20,020 per pupil, $11,854 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 55%State 36%Federal 9%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Leepertown

Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 · $16,361 per pupil

Depue Community Unit School District 103 · $18,722 per pupil

Princeton High School District 500 · $19,488 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Leepertown

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Leepertown yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $181 per resident a year, or $0.50 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 56% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 72%From the state 28%
Who works for Leepertown

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 5 pt
0
full-time
5
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Leepertown’s budget compares

Leepertown ranks 2nd lowest of 9 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Hall$97—$3,398
Leepertown$181—$1,375
Selby$240—$1,293
Hennepin$269—$3,275
Granville$316—$2,429
Arispie$576—$2,917
Senachwine$698—$3,385
Hennepin$799—$2,982
De Pue$1,399$71$1,055

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Leepertown

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Leepertown.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Leepertown’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Leepertown is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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