Town Hall · Pleasant Mound

Pleasant Mound, IL town hall & government

Pleasant Mound spent $154,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $162 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Mound's money goes

Spent
$154,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$162
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$83,00054%
Administration & buildings
$61,00040%
Other
$10,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pleasant Mound collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Mound

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
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

Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1

Pleasant Mound's K–12 school district, shared with Mulberry Grove, Smithboro, Mulberry Grove and Tamalco. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,082
Illinois: $21,567
Students
343
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,082 per pupil, $9,315 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 Mound: Bond County Community Unit School District 2 ($17,775 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasant Mound pay

Typical tax bill
$2,200
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$162,500
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 Pleasant Mound's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Mound →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Mound

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

All of Pleasant Mound'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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