Town Hall · Serena

Serena, IL town hall & government

Serena spent $304,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $279 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Serena's money goes

Spent
$304,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$279
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$179,000
$165 per resident
Roads & transportation
$204,00067%
Administration & buildings
$91,00030%
Interest on debt
$8,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 45%
  • From the state 28%
  • Property taxes 27%

Serena didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Serena

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Serena CUSD 2

Serena's K–12 school district, shared with Sheridan, Freedom, Mission, Dayton and Miller. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,344
Illinois: $21,567
Students
614
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,344 per pupil, $11,296 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 Serena: Leland Community Unit School District 1 ($18,270 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Serena pay

Typical tax bill
$5,054
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$323,600
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 Serena's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Serena

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

All of Serena'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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