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Pilot Grove, IL town hall & government

Pilot Grove spent $378,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,482 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pilot Grove's money goes

Spent
$378,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,482
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$282,00075%
Administration & buildings
$81,00021%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$14,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • From the state 2%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Illini West High School District 307

Pilot Grove's high school district, shared with Appanoose, Bear Creek, Bentley, Blandinsville, Carthage and Carthage. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,108
Illinois: $21,567
Students
334
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,108 per pupil, $8,512 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 Pilot Grove: Carthage Elementary School District 317 ($12,730 per pupil) · La Harpe Community School District 347 ($20,042 per pupil) · Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 ($23,639 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pilot Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,421
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$81,300
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 Pilot Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Pilot Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pilot Grove

Pilot Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Pilot Grove'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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