Town Hall · Steeleville

Steeleville, IL town hall & government

Steeleville spent $2.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Steeleville's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,488
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$1,276 per resident
Police
$426,00015%
Water & other utilities
$404,00014%
Health & welfare
$401,00014%
Administration & buildings
$339,00012%
Sewer & trash
$269,00010%
Roads & transportation
$220,0008%
Fire
$212,0008%
Interest on debt
$103,0004%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Other
$427,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Steeleville

Full-time staff
16
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Steeleville Community Unit School District 138

Steeleville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,802
Illinois: $21,567
Students
420
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,802 per pupil, $8,764 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 Steeleville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,674
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$158,500
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 Steeleville's government

Town hall & decisions in Steeleville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Steeleville

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

All of Steeleville'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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