Town Hall · Mascoutah

Mascoutah, IL town hall & government

Mascoutah spent $655,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $75 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mascoutah's money goes

Spent
$655,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$75
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$538,00082%
Administration & buildings
$107,00016%
Health & welfare
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mascoutah

Full-time staff
9
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19

Mascoutah's K–12 school district, shared with Mascoutah, Engelmann, Shiloh Valley and New Baden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,184
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,207
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $15,184 per pupil, $8,585 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 Mascoutah: Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 ($19,647 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mascoutah pay

Typical tax bill
$4,579
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.01%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$227,800
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.

Local

Contact Mascoutah's government

🏛️ Official websitemascoutah.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mascoutah →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mascoutah

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

All of Mascoutah'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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