Mounds, IL town hall & government
Mounds spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,407 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mounds's government.
Where Mounds's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 67%
- From the state 12%
- Utility sales 10%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Property taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Mounds didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Mounds
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Meridian Community Unit School District 101
Mounds's K–12 school district, shared with Mound City, Olmsted and Pulaski. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 15%
- State 66%
- Federal 20%
Of the $25,491 per pupil, $13,833 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.
Which schools Mounds kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mounds pay
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.
Contact Mounds's government
Who represents Mounds
Mounds is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.