Town Hall · Manito

Manito, IL town hall & government

Manito spent $284,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $128 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manito's money goes

Spent
$284,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$128
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$142,00050%
Administration & buildings
$74,00026%
Paid to other governments
$4,0001%
Other
$64,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 13%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manito

Full-time staff
0
18 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

Manito's K–12 school district, shared with Forest City, Green Valley, Manito, Topeka, Sand Prairie and Forest City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,707
Illinois: $21,567
Students
849
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,707 per pupil, $8,894 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 Manito: Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 ($18,843 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Manito pay

Typical tax bill
$2,764
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.39%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$115,600
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 Manito's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofmanito.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manito →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manito

Manito is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Manito'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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