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Orel, IL town hall & government

Orel spent $424,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $313 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orel's money goes

Spent
$424,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$313
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$359,00085%
Administration & buildings
$57,00013%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 55%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Orel

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wayne City Community Unit School District 100

Orel's K–12 school district, shared with Arrington, Four Mile, Hickory Hill, Keenes, Sims and Wayne City. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Orel pay

Typical tax bill
$1,644
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$110,300
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 Orel's government

Town hall & decisions in Orel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orel

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

All of Orel'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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