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Seneca, IL town hall & government

Seneca spent $348,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $122 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seneca's money goes

Spent
$348,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$122
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$162,00047%
Roads & transportation
$147,00042%
Other
$39,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Seneca 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 Seneca

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marengo Community High School District 154

Seneca's high school district, shared with Coral, Marengo, Marengo, Riley and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,343
Illinois: $21,567
Students
689
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $22,343 per pupil, $11,872 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 Seneca: Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 ($19,827 per pupil) · Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 ($15,584 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Seneca pay

Typical tax bill
$9,169
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.24%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$408,900
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.

Local

Contact Seneca's government

🏛️ Official websitesenecatownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seneca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seneca

Seneca is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Seneca'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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