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Ste. Marie, IL town hall & government

Ste. Marie spent $173,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $739 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ste. Marie's money goes

Spent
$173,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$739
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$53,00031%
Water & other utilities
$47,00027%
Administration & buildings
$31,00018%
Parks & libraries
$29,00017%
Sewer & trash
$13,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ste. Marie

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Ste. Marie's K–12 school district, shared with Hidalgo, Newton, Rose Hill, Smallwood, Wade and Wheeler. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,548
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,189
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,548 per pupil, $7,919 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.

Local

Contact Ste. Marie's government

Town hall & decisions in Ste. Marie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ste. Marie

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

All of Ste. Marie'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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