Town Hall · Sand Ridge

Sand Ridge, IL town hall & government

Sand Ridge spent $124,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $163 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sand Ridge's money goes

Spent
$124,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$163
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$89,00072%
Other
$35,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Interest, fines & other 40%
  • From the state 9%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Sand Ridge

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

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Sand Ridge's K–12 school district, shared with Gorham, Murphysboro, Murphysboro, Pomona, Somerset and Levan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,286
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,930
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,286 per pupil, $10,671 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.

Local

Contact Sand Ridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Sand Ridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sand Ridge

Sand Ridge is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Sand Ridge'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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