Mount Carmel, IL town hall & government
Mount Carmel spent $9.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,334 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Carmel's government.
Where Mount Carmel's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 38%
- Fees & charges 17%
- Utility sales 16%
- Property taxes 13%
- From the federal government 7%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Mount Carmel
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Mount Carmel's K–12 school district, shared with Bellmont and Keensburg. 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 33%
- State 52%
- Federal 15%
Of the $16,453 per pupil, $8,829 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 Mount Carmel kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Carmel 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.
Contact Mount Carmel's government
Who represents Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel 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.