Town Hall · Penn

Penn, IL town hall & government

Penn spent $81,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $266 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Penn's money goes

Spent
$81,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$266
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$41,00051%
Roads & transportation
$31,00038%
Other
$9,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 95%
  • From the state 5%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Penn collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Penn

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stark County Community Unit School District 100

Penn's K–12 school district, shared with La Fayette, Toulon, Valley, Wyoming, Essex and Goshen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,751
Illinois: $21,567
Students
687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,751 per pupil, $8,389 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 Penn: Bradford Community Unit School District 1 ($18,915 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Penn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,455
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$138,000
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 Penn's government

Town hall & decisions in Penn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Penn

Penn is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Penn'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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