Portland, IL town hall & government
Portland spent $74,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $187 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Portland's government.
Where Portland's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 95%
- From the state 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Portland collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Portland
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Portland didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Erie Community Unit School District 1
Portland's K–12 school district, shared with Erie, Erie, Newton, Fenton, Albany and Cordova. 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 48%
- State 49%
- Federal 3%
Of the $25,420 per pupil, $15,242 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 Portland: Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 ($15,473 per pupil).
Which schools Portland kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Portland 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 Portland's government
Who represents Portland
Portland is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. 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.