Town Hall · Sargent

Sargent, IL town hall & government

Sargent spent $214,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $770 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sargent's money goes

Spent
$214,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$770
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$143,00067%
Administration & buildings
$67,00031%
Other
$4,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 82%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sargent

Full-time staff
3
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Oakland Community Unit School District 5

Sargent's K–12 school district, shared with Hindsboro, Oakland and East Oakland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,194
Illinois: $21,567
Students
247
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,194 per pupil, $9,826 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 Sargent: Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 ($20,887 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sargent pay

Typical tax bill
$4,255
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.23%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$190,600
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sargent

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

All of Sargent'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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