Town Hall · Rock Run

Rock Run, IL town hall & government

Rock Run spent $414,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $200 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rock Run's money goes

Spent
$414,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$200
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$330,00080%
Administration & buildings
$81,00020%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rock Run collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Rock Run

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dakota Community Unit School District 201

Rock Run's K–12 school district, shared with Dakota, Davis, Rock City, Dakota, Lancaster and Rock Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,252
Illinois: $21,567
Students
749
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,252 per pupil, $8,550 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 Rock Run: Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 ($16,923 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rock Run pay

Typical tax bill
$3,771
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.29%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$164,800
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 Rock Run's government

Town hall & decisions in Rock Run →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rock Run

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

All of Rock Run'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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