Town Hall · Manito

Manito, IL town hall & government

Manito spent $971,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $662 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
$971,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$662
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$291,00030%
Police
$283,00029%
Water & other utilities
$204,00021%
Roads & transportation
$94,00010%
Other
$99,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manito

Full-time staff
10
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

Manito's K–12 school district, shared with Forest City, Green Valley, Topeka, Sand Prairie, Forest City and Manito. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Manito pay

Typical tax bill
$2,794
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.48%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$112,600
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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