Pleasant View, IL town hall & government
Pleasant View spent $491,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $358 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pleasant View's government.
Where Pleasant View's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 66%
- From the state 28%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pleasant View collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Pleasant View
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pleasant View didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Pleasant View's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mound, Macon, Blue Mound, South Macon, South Wheatland and Mosquito. 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 44%
- State 49%
- Federal 7%
Of the $12,661 per pupil, $7,719 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 View: Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 ($17,148 per pupil).
Which schools Pleasant View kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pleasant View 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 View's government
Who represents Pleasant View
Pleasant View is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.