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Mill Shoals, IL town hall & government

Mill Shoals spent $108,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $174 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mill Shoals's money goes

Spent
$108,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$174
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$46,00043%
Administration & buildings
$26,00024%
Other
$36,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mill Shoals collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mill Shoals

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fairfield Community High School District 225

Mill Shoals's high school district, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield and Golden Gate. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,340
Illinois: $21,567
Students
453
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,340 per pupil, $9,687 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 Mill Shoals: Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 ($15,687 per pupil) · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 ($12,876 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mill Shoals pay

Typical tax bill
$1,100
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$91,200
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 Mill Shoals's government

Town hall & decisions in Mill Shoals →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mill Shoals

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

All of Mill Shoals'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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