Town Hall · Spring Garden

Spring Garden, IL town hall & government

Spring Garden spent $136,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $42 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Garden's money goes

Spent
$136,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$42
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$81,00060%
Administration & buildings
$45,00033%
Other
$10,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • From the state 16%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Garden

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
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

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201

Spring Garden's high school district, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Dodds, Field and Ina. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,435
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $21,435 per pupil, $11,405 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 Spring Garden: Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 ($14,571 per pupil) · Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 ($21,775 per pupil) · Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 ($15,444 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spring Garden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,403
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$104,800
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 Spring Garden's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring Garden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Garden

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

All of Spring Garden'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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