Town Hall · Ricks

Ricks, IL town hall & government

Ricks spent $341,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $297 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ricks's money goes

Spent
$341,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$297
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$163,00048%
Administration & buildings
$127,00037%
Other
$51,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 10%

Ricks didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ricks

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1

Ricks's K–12 school district, shared with Morrisonville, Palmer, King, Bear Creek and Greenwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,905
Illinois: $21,567
Students
283
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$655,000
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $17,905 per pupil, $11,696 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 Ricks: Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 ($16,270 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ricks pay

Typical tax bill
$1,636
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$104,200
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 Ricks's government

Town hall & decisions in Ricks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ricks

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

All of Ricks'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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