Town Hall · Olive

Olive, IL town hall & government

Olive spent $269,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $158 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Olive's money goes

Spent
$269,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$158
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$196,00073%
Administration & buildings
$72,00027%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Olive

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Staunton Community Unit School District 6

Olive's K–12 school district, shared with Livingston, Staunton, Williamson, Staunton, Omphghent and Dorchester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,987
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,190
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,987 per pupil, $8,349 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 Olive: Highland Community Unit School District 5 ($14,068 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Olive pay

Typical tax bill
$1,917
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$156,500
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 Olive's government

Town hall & decisions in Olive →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Olive

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

All of Olive'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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