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Sandoval, IL town hall & government

Sandoval spent $1.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,379 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sandoval's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,379
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$177,000
$147 per resident
Water & other utilities
$434,00026%
Sewer & trash
$278,00017%
Roads & transportation
$226,00014%
Police
$224,00013%
Administration & buildings
$177,00011%
Parks & libraries
$167,00010%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$150,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Sandoval didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Sandoval

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sandoval Community Unit School District 501

Sandoval's K–12 school district, shared with Junction City, Sandoval, Carrigan and Meridian. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,213
Illinois: $21,567
Students
431
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$504,000
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $16,213 per pupil, $9,262 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sandoval pay

Typical tax bill
$661
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$59,100
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 Sandoval's government

Town hall & decisions in Sandoval →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sandoval

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

All of Sandoval'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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