Town Hall · Rice

Rice, IL town hall & government

Rice spent $243,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $755 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rice's money goes

Spent
$243,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$755
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$177,00073%
Administration & buildings
$57,00023%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rice

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rice didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Galena Unit School District 120

Rice's K–12 school district, shared with Galena, Rawlins, Vinegar Hill, West Galena, East Galena and Menominee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,684
Illinois: $21,567
Students
830
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,684 per pupil, $11,683 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 Rice: River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 ($25,925 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rice pay

Typical tax bill
$7,807
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.79%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$280,200
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 Rice's government

Town hall & decisions in Rice →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rice

Rice is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Rice'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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