Town Hall · Morris

Morris, IL town hall & government

Morris spent $98,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $13 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Morris's money goes

Spent
$98,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$13
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$83,00085%
Health & welfare
$4,0004%
Paid to other governments
$4,0004%
Other
$7,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
Town workforce

Who works for Morris

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 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

Morris Community High School District 101

Morris's high school district, shared with Goose Lake, Morris, Saratoga, Wauponsee, Erienna and Nettle Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,309
Illinois: $21,567
Students
930
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,309 per pupil, $7,789 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 Morris: Morris School District 54 ($13,569 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Morris pay

Typical tax bill
$4,126
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.00%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$206,100
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 Morris's government

🏛️ Official websitecity.mornet.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Morris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Morris

Morris is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Morris'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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