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Santa Fe, IL town hall & government

Santa Fe spent $89,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $77 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Santa Fe's money goes

Spent
$89,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$77
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$52,00058%
Other
$37,00042%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Health & welfare
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

Central Community High School District 71

Santa Fe's high school district, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese and Breese. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,612
Illinois: $21,567
Students
631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,612 per pupil, $10,903 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 Santa Fe: Bartelso School District 57 ($11,185 per pupil) · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 ($16,519 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Santa Fe pay

Typical tax bill
$4,066
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.98%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$205,500
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 Santa Fe's government

Town hall & decisions in Santa Fe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Santa Fe

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

All of Santa Fe'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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