Town Hall · Smallwood

Smallwood, IL town hall & government

Smallwood spent $323,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $805 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Smallwood's money goes

Spent
$323,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$805
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$40,000
$100 per resident
Administration & buildings
$38,00012%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$284,00088%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 58%
  • From the state 31%
  • Property taxes 11%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Smallwood

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Smallwood's K–12 school district, shared with Hidalgo, Newton, Rose Hill, Ste. Marie, Wade and Wheeler. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,548
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,189
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,548 per pupil, $7,919 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 Smallwood pay

Typical tax bill
$2,682
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$150,000
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 Smallwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Smallwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smallwood

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

All of Smallwood'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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