Mount Sterling, IL town hall & government
Mount Sterling spent $3.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,844 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Sterling's government.
Where Mount Sterling's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 34%
- Utility sales 25%
- Property taxes 17%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Sales taxes 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Mount Sterling
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mount Sterling didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Brown County Community Unit School District 1
Mount Sterling's K–12 school district, shared with Buckhorn, Cooperstown, Elkhorn, Lee, Missouri and Mound Station. 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 55%
- State 39%
- Federal 6%
Of the $15,381 per pupil, $8,833 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 Mount Sterling kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Sterling 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 Sterling's government
Who represents Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.