Town Hall · Plano

Plano, IL town hall & government

Plano spent $15.5 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plano's money goes

Spent
$15.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,240
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$217 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.9 million25%
Police
$3.8 million25%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million19%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million11%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million9%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million7%
Parks & libraries
$128,0001%
Interest on debt
$64,000<1%
Other
$540,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plano

Full-time staff
45
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Plano Community Unit School District 88

Plano's K–12 school district, shared with Little Rock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,215
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,434
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,215 per pupil, $10,471 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 Plano: Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 ($16,791 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Plano pay

Typical tax bill
$6,134
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.66%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$230,700
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.

Local

Contact Plano's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofplanoil.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Plano →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plano

Plano is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Plano'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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