Pleasant Grove, IL town hall & government
Pleasant Grove spent $261,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $205 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pleasant Grove's government.
Where Pleasant Grove's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 85%
- From the state 15%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Pleasant Grove
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Pleasant Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Ashmore, Charleston, Lerna, Charleston, Hutton and Seven Hickory. 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 41%
- State 45%
- Federal 14%
Of the $14,205 per pupil, $7,477 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 Pleasant Grove: Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 ($15,880 per pupil).
Which schools Pleasant Grove kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pleasant Grove pay
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.
Contact Pleasant Grove's government
Who represents Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.