Town Hall · Spaulding

Spaulding, IL town hall & government

Spaulding spent $368,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $440 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spaulding's money goes

Spent
$368,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$440
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$168,00046%
Police
$108,00029%
Roads & transportation
$91,00025%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 70%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spaulding

Full-time staff
1
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time1 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

Riverton Community Unit School District 14

Spaulding's K–12 school district, shared with Riverton and Clear Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,345
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,239
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 32%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $16,345 per pupil, $10,208 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 Spaulding: Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 ($14,228 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spaulding pay

Typical tax bill
$3,878
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$220,500
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 Spaulding's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Spaulding

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

All of Spaulding'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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