Town Hall · Orchard

Orchard, IL town hall & government

Orchard spent $108,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $188 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orchard's money goes

Spent
$108,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$188
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$79,00073%
Administration & buildings
$21,00019%
Other
$8,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 39%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Orchard

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

Orchard's K–12 school district, shared with Arrington, Four Mile, Hickory Hill, Keenes, Orel and Sims. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,086
Illinois: $21,567
Students
491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,086 per pupil, $9,864 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 Orchard: North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 ($17,683 per pupil).

Local

Contact Orchard's government

Town hall & decisions in Orchard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orchard

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

All of Orchard'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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