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Ohio Grove, IL town hall & government

Ohio Grove spent $152,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $591 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ohio Grove's money goes

Spent
$152,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$591
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$102,00067%
Administration & buildings
$46,00030%
Other
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ohio Grove

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ohio Grove didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mercer County School District 404

Ohio Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Abington, Aledo, Duncan, Eliza, Joy and Keithsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,966
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,966 per pupil, $9,947 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 Ohio Grove: United Community School District 304 ($18,592 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ohio Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$5,108
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.02%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$253,000
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 Ohio Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Ohio Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ohio Grove

Ohio Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Ohio Grove'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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