Town Hall · Ruyle

Ruyle, IL town hall & government

Ruyle spent $354,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $912 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ruyle's money goes

Spent
$354,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$912
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$300,000
$773 per resident
Roads & transportation
$319,00090%
Administration & buildings
$30,0008%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 79%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ruyle

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

Ruyle's K–12 school district, shared with Brighton, Fidelity, Medora, Shipman, Shipman and Brighton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,659
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,162
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,659 per pupil, $9,873 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 Ruyle: Jersey Community Unit School District 100 ($15,641 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ruyle pay

Typical tax bill
$5,125
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Ruyle's government

Town hall & decisions in Ruyle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ruyle

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

All of Ruyle'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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