Town Hall · Senachwine

Senachwine, IL town hall & government

Senachwine spent $516,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $698 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Senachwine's money goes

Spent
$516,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$698
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$420,00081%
Administration & buildings
$77,00015%
Health & welfare
$11,0002%
Interest on debt
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Senachwine

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Princeton High School District 500

Senachwine'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 Senachwine: Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5 ($17,111 per pupil) · Princeton Elementary School District 115 ($15,908 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Senachwine pay

Typical tax bill
$3,385
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$222,100
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Senachwine

Senachwine is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Senachwine'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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