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Roxana, IL town hall & government

Roxana spent $7.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $5,239 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roxana's money goes

Spent
$7.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,239
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
$3,954 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million19%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million19%
Police
$825,00011%
Water & other utilities
$774,00011%
Health & welfare
$653,0009%
Fire
$481,0007%
Roads & transportation
$287,0004%
Interest on debt
$256,0003%
Parks & libraries
$237,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 15%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roxana

Full-time staff
28
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 3 full-time firefighters
Fire
3 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14

Roxana's high school district, shared with Alton, Alton, Chouteau, East Alton, Edwardsville and Granite City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,317
Illinois: $21,567
Students
520
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $19,317 per pupil, $9,477 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 Roxana: Roxana Community Unit School District 1 ($21,111 per pupil) · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 ($16,319 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Roxana pay

Typical tax bill
$1,512
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$95,400
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 Roxana's government

🏛️ Official websiteroxana-il.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Roxana →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roxana

Roxana is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Roxana'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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