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Sesser, IL town hall & government

Sesser spent $2.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,354 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sesser's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,354
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$2,857 per resident
Police
$425,00017%
Water & other utilities
$371,00015%
Administration & buildings
$330,00013%
Sewer & trash
$278,00011%
Roads & transportation
$243,00010%
Interest on debt
$217,0009%
Parks & libraries
$36,0001%
Other
$588,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sesser

Full-time staff
14
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Sesser's K–12 school district, shared with Goode, Valier and Barren. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,627
Illinois: $21,567
Students
577
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,627 per pupil, $8,790 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sesser pay

Typical tax bill
$1,743
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.12%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$82,300
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 Sesser's government

🏛️ Official websitesesser.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sesser →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sesser

Sesser is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Sesser'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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