Town Hall · Rockvale

Rockvale, IL town hall & government

Rockvale spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $636 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockvale's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$636
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$875,00082%
Administration & buildings
$191,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockvale

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oregon Community Unit School District 220

Rockvale's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Morris, Oregon, Oregon-Nashua, Mount Morris, Pine Rock and Pine Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,853
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,407
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,853 per pupil, $8,814 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 Rockvale: Byron Community Unit School District 226 ($21,169 per pupil) · Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 ($16,346 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockvale pay

Typical tax bill
$4,832
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$234,200
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 Rockvale's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockvale

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

All of Rockvale'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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