Paradise, IL town hall & government
Paradise spent $98,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $76 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Paradise's government.
Where Paradise's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 64%
- From the state 33%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Paradise collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Paradise
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Paradise's K–12 school district, shared with Humboldt, Mattoon, Mattoon, Lafayette, Humboldt and North Okaw. 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 36%
- State 51%
- Federal 13%
Of the $15,880 per pupil, $8,942 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 Paradise: Neoga Community Unit School District 3 ($13,640 per pupil).
Which schools Paradise kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Paradise's government
Who represents Paradise
Paradise 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.