Town Hall · Sparland

Sparland, IL town hall & government

Sparland spent $274,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $768 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sparland's money goes

Spent
$274,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$768
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$143,00052%
Administration & buildings
$97,00035%
Roads & transportation
$31,00011%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sparland

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Midland Community Unit School District 7

Sparland's K–12 school district, shared with Hopewell, Lacon, Lacon, Varna, Steuben and La Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,797
Illinois: $21,567
Students
675
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,797 per pupil, $7,019 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 Sparland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,205
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$83,600
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 Sparland's government

Town hall & decisions in Sparland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sparland

Sparland is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Sparland'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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