Town Hall · Pine Creek

Pine Creek, IL town hall & government

Pine Creek spent $212,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $298 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pine Creek's money goes

Spent
$212,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$298
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$56,00026%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$155,00073%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 51%
  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 8%

Pine Creek didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Pine Creek

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
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

Oregon Community Unit School District 220

Pine Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Morris, Oregon, Oregon-Nashua, Mount Morris, Pine Rock and Rockvale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,853
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,407
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,853 per pupil, $8,814 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 Pine Creek: Polo Community Unit School District 222 ($15,826 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pine Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$4,829
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$274,400
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 Pine Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Pine Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Creek

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

All of Pine Creek'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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