Town Hall · Rutledge

Rutledge, IL town hall & government

Rutledge spent $78,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $453 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rutledge's money goes

Spent
$78,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$453
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$45,00058%
Administration & buildings
$28,00036%
Other
$5,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rutledge

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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. Rutledge didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18

Rutledge's K–12 school district, shared with Bellflower, Bellflower, Farmer City, Mansfield, Blue Ridge and Santa Anna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,407
Illinois: $21,567
Students
670
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,407 per pupil, $10,433 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 Rutledge: Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 ($16,146 per pupil).

Local

Contact Rutledge's government

Town hall & decisions in Rutledge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rutledge

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

All of Rutledge'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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