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Smithton, IL town hall & government

Smithton spent $3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $789 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smithton's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$789
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$823,00027%
Water & other utilities
$641,00021%
Administration & buildings
$515,00017%
Sewer & trash
$499,00017%
Roads & transportation
$339,00011%
Parks & libraries
$65,0002%
Interest on debt
$46,0002%
Other
$81,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Smithton

Full-time staff
21
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time18 part
Police
7 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Freeburg Community High School District 77

Smithton's high school district, shared with Engelmann, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Freeburg, Freeburg and Johannisburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,047
Illinois: $21,567
Students
685
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,047 per pupil, $9,615 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 Smithton: Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 ($13,897 per pupil) · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 ($14,432 per pupil) · Belleville Township High School District 201 ($20,728 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Smithton pay

Typical tax bill
$5,640
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.20%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$256,300
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.

Local

Contact Smithton's government

Town hall & decisions in Smithton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithton

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

All of Smithton'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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