Okaw, IL town hall & government
Okaw spent $105,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $118 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Okaw's government.
Where Okaw's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 81%
- From the state 10%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Okaw collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Okaw didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Okaw
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Okaw didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
Okaw's K–12 school district, shared with Bethany, Findlay, Marrowbone, Todds Point, Pickaway and Penn. 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 57%
- State 37%
- Federal 7%
Of the $17,257 per pupil, $8,737 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 Okaw: Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 ($14,289 per pupil).
Which schools Okaw kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Okaw 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 Okaw's government
Who represents Okaw
Okaw 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.