Town Hall · Selby

Selby, IL town hall & government

Selby spent $559,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Selby's money goes

Spent
$559,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$240
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$444,00079%
Administration & buildings
$92,00016%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$15,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the state 13%
Town workforce

Who works for Selby

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Princeton High School District 500

Selby's high school district, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Bureau, Dover, Dover and Indiantown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,488
Illinois: $21,567
Students
486
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,488 per pupil, $11,479 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 Selby: Princeton Elementary School District 115 ($15,908 per pupil) · Hall High School District 502 ($20,020 per pupil) · Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 ($18,384 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Selby pay

Typical tax bill
$1,293
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.01%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$64,400
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 Selby's government

Town hall & decisions in Selby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Selby

Selby is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Selby'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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