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Town Hall · Rantoul

Rantoul, IL town hall & government

Rantoul spent $740,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $69 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Rantoul's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    Board of TrusteesStudy Session333 S. Tanner Street, Louis B. Schelling Memorial Board Room Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pm
    Board of TrusteesBoard Meeting333 S. Tanner Street, Louis B. Schelling Memorial Board Room Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pm
    Board of TrusteesBoard Meeting - Financial Packet Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 1:00 pm
    Fire and Police CommissionFire and Police Commission MeetingRantoul Police Department Conference Room, 109 E. Grove Ave Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 4Wed · 6:00 pm
    Board of TrusteesStudy Session333 S. Tanner Street, Louis B. Schelling Memorial Board Room Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 10Tue · 6:00 pm
    Board of TrusteesBoard Meeting333 S. Tanner Street, Louis B. Schelling Memorial Board Room Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Rantoul's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Rantoul's money goes

Spent
$740,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$69
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$560,00076%
Administration & buildings
$151,00020%
Other
$29,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rantoul

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 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. Rantoul didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rantoul Township High School District 193

Rantoul's high school district, shared with Condit, East Bend, Gifford, Ludlow, Ludlow and Rantoul. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,210
Illinois: $21,567
Students
849
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $19,210 per pupil, $11,395 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 Rantoul: Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130 ($22,654 per pupil) · Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 ($14,955 per pupil) · Rantoul City School District 137 ($22,621 per pupil).

Which schools Rantoul kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Rantoul pay

Typical tax bill
$2,516
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.23%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$113,000
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 Rantoul's government

🏛️ Official websitemyrantoul.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rantoul →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rantoul

Rantoul is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Mary E. Miller and Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Rantoul'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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