Mount Carroll, IL town hall & government
Mount Carroll spent $364,000 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 Mount Carroll's government.
Where Mount Carroll's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 88%
- From the state 10%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Mount Carroll
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Mount Carroll's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Carroll, Savanna, Savanna, Thomson, Washington and Woodland. 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 51%
- State 39%
- Federal 11%
Of the $16,799 per pupil, $9,044 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 Carroll kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Carroll 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 Mount Carroll's government
Who represents Mount Carroll
Mount Carroll is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. 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.