Town Hall · Shumway

Shumway, IL town hall & government

Shumway spent $66,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $344 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shumway's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$344
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$29,00044%
Roads & transportation
$24,00036%
Sewer & trash
$9,00014%
Interest on debt
$3,0005%
Parks & libraries
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shumway

Full-time staff
0
17 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20

Shumway's K–12 school district, shared with Beecher City, Liberty, Banner, Moccasin, Loudon and Holland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,389
Illinois: $21,567
Students
370
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$437,000
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,389 per pupil, $8,132 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 Shumway pay

Typical tax bill
$1,387
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$102,500
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 Shumway's government

Town hall & decisions in Shumway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shumway

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

All of Shumway'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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