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New Athens, IL town hall & government

New Athens spent $2.2 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,205 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach New Athens's government.

Town budget

Where New Athens's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,205
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$18,000
$10 per resident
Administration & buildings
$590,00026%
Water & other utilities
$502,00022%
Roads & transportation
$411,00018%
Police
$277,00012%
Other
$467,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for New Athens

Full-time staff
8
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
0 full-time13 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Athens Community Unit School District 60

New Athens's K–12 school district, shared with Lenzburg, New Athens, Prairie Du Long, Lenzburg and Fayetteville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,719
Illinois: $21,567
Students
499
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,719 per pupil, $8,463 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in New Athens pay

Typical tax bill
$2,751
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.37%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$116,300
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact New Athens's government

🏛️ Official websitenewathens.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in New Athens →

Beyond town hall

Who represents New Athens

New Athens is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of New Athens's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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