Ripley, IL town hall & government
Ripley spent $5,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $52 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ripley's government.
Where Ripley's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 89%
- From the state 11%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Ripley collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Ripley
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Brown County Community Unit School District 1
Ripley's K–12 school district, shared with Buckhorn, Cooperstown, Elkhorn, Lee, Missouri and Mound Station. 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 55%
- State 39%
- Federal 6%
Of the $15,381 per pupil, $8,833 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.
Which schools Ripley kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Ripley's government
Who represents Ripley
Ripley 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.