Town Hall · Scotland

Scotland, IL town hall & government

Scotland spent $168,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $429 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Scotland's money goes

Spent
$168,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$429
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$78,00046%
Administration & buildings
$75,00045%
Other
$15,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Scotland

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Scotland didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Macomb Community Unit School District 185

Scotland's K–12 school district, shared with Bardolph, Macomb, Macomb City, New Salem, Chalmers and Macomb. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,427
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,007
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $18,427 per pupil, $10,443 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 Scotland: Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 ($15,117 per pupil).

Local

Contact Scotland's government

Town hall & decisions in Scotland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scotland

Scotland is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Mary E. Miller and Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Scotland'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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