Town Hall · Rountree

Rountree, IL town hall & government

Rountree spent $261,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,170 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rountree's money goes

Spent
$261,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,170
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$239,00092%
Administration & buildings
$22,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Property taxes 47%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Rountree

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Nokomis Community Unit School District 22

Rountree's K–12 school district, shared with Coalton, Fillmore, Nokomis, Ohlman, Wenonah and Nokomis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,270
Illinois: $21,567
Students
586
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,270 per pupil, $9,160 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 Rountree: Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 ($19,541 per pupil) · Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 ($15,125 per pupil) · Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1 ($17,905 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rountree pay

Typical tax bill
$1,227
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$155,800
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 Rountree's government

Town hall & decisions in Rountree →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rountree

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

All of Rountree'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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