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Spring Valley, IL town hall & government

Spring Valley spent $6.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,339 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Valley's money goes

Spent
$6.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,339
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$178,000
$35 per resident
Police
$1.3 million20%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million19%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million17%
Water & other utilities
$908,00013%
Roads & transportation
$895,00013%
Parks & libraries
$291,0004%
Fire
$164,0002%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%
Other
$756,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 25%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spring Valley

Full-time staff
27
67 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time19 part
Fire
0 full-time33 part
Police
11 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hall High School District 502

Spring Valley's high school district, shared with Bureau Junction, Cherry, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville and Ladd. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,020
Illinois: $21,567
Students
410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,020 per pupil, $11,854 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 Valley: Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 ($14,931 per pupil) · Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 ($16,361 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spring Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$3,487
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.27%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$153,300
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 Spring Valley's government

🏛️ Official websitespring-valley.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Valley

Spring Valley is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Spring Valley'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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