Seneca, IL town hall & government
Seneca spent $2.9 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,306 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Seneca's government.
Where Seneca's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 34%
- From the state 23%
- Fees & charges 11%
- Utility sales 11%
- From other local governments 9%
- Sales taxes 7%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
Who works for Seneca
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Seneca Township High School District 160
Seneca's high school district, shared with Kinsman, Mazon, Mazon, Verona, Vienna and Brookfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 73%
- State 23%
- Federal 4%
Of the $38,565 per pupil, $19,825 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: Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 ($25,653 per pupil) · Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C ($23,654 per pupil) · Morris Community High School District 101 ($13,309 per pupil).
Which schools Seneca kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Seneca pay
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.
Contact Seneca's government
Who represents Seneca
Seneca is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood and Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.