Town Hall · Seven Hickory

Seven Hickory, IL town hall & government

Seven Hickory spent $233,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $838 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seven Hickory's money goes

Spent
$233,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$838
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$167,00072%
Administration & buildings
$62,00027%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From other local governments 31%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Seven Hickory

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Seven Hickory's K–12 school district, shared with Ashmore, Charleston, Lerna, Charleston, Hutton and Morgan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,205
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,652
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,205 per pupil, $7,477 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 Seven Hickory: Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 ($18,130 per pupil) · Oakland Community Unit School District 5 ($17,194 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Seven Hickory pay

Typical tax bill
$1,367
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Seven Hickory's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Seven Hickory

Seven Hickory is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Seven Hickory'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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