Mountain, IL town hall & government
Mountain spent $40,000 in the year to March 31, 2024, about $113 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mountain's government.
Where Mountain's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 60%
- From the state 39%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mountain collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Mountain
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mountain didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Mountain's K–12 school district, shared with Harrisburg, Independence, Muddy, Harrisburg, Cottage and Raleigh. 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 24%
- State 64%
- Federal 13%
Of the $17,341 per pupil, $11,163 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 Mountain: Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 ($16,825 per pupil).
Which schools Mountain kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mountain 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 Mountain's government
Who represents Mountain
Mountain 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.