Orient, IL town hall & government
Orient spent $285,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $843 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Orient's government.
Where Orient's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 37%
- Utility sales 31%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Property taxes 1%
Who works for Orient
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
Orient's K–12 school district, shared with West Frankfort, Frankfort and Denning. 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 15%
- State 70%
- Federal 15%
Of the $19,353 per pupil, $12,498 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.
Which schools Orient kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Orient 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 Orient's government
Who represents Orient
Orient is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.