Long Branch, IL town hall & government
Long Branch spent $53,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $226 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Long Branch's government.
Where Long Branch's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 55%
- Property taxes 41%
- From the state 4%
Who works for Long Branch
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Long Branch didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Long Branch's K–12 school district, shared with Broughton, East Eldorado, Eldorado, Rector, Raleigh and Raleigh. 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 21%
- State 63%
- Federal 16%
Of the $19,482 per pupil, $9,707 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 Long Branch: Galatia Community Unit School District 1 ($14,233 per pupil).
Which schools Long Branch kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Long Branch 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 Long Branch's government
Who represents Long Branch
Long Branch is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.