Osco, IL town hall & government
Osco spent $241,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $551 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Osco's government.
Where Osco's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 91%
- From the state 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for Osco
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Osco didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Orion Community Unit School District 223
Osco's K–12 school district, shared with Orion, Western, Andover, Lynn, Colona and Rural. 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 61%
- State 36%
- Federal 3%
Of the $13,268 per pupil, $7,496 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 Osco: Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 ($14,444 per pupil) · Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 ($15,839 per pupil).
Which schools Osco kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Osco 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 Osco's government
Who represents Osco
Osco is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.