Penn, IL town hall & government
Penn spent $69,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $663 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Penn's government.
Where Penn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 99%
- From the state 1%
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.
Who works for Penn
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.
Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
Penn's K–12 school district, shared with Bethany, Findlay, Marrowbone, Todds Point, Okaw and Pickaway. 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 57%
- State 37%
- Federal 7%
Of the $17,257 per pupil, $8,737 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: Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 ($17,148 per pupil).
Which schools Penn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Penn's government
Who represents Penn
Penn is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.