Town Hall · Percy

Percy, IL town hall & government

Percy spent $621,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $682 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Percy's money goes

Spent
$621,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$682
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$273,00044%
Water & other utilities
$172,00028%
Police
$88,00014%
Sewer & trash
$74,00012%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Health & welfare
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Percy

Full-time staff
7
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$16,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Percy's K–12 school district, shared with Ava, Bradley, Campbell Hill, Cutler, Degognia and Kinkaid. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,865
Illinois: $21,567
Students
876
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,865 per pupil, $8,677 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 Percy: Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 ($13,802 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Percy pay

Typical tax bill
$1,272
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$77,200
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 Percy's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Percy

Percy is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Percy'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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