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Stockton, IL town hall & government

Stockton spent $6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $3,506 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stockton's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,506
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$949 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million58%
Water & other utilities
$798,00013%
Police
$557,0009%
Roads & transportation
$496,0008%
Administration & buildings
$298,0005%
Interest on debt
$52,0001%
Other
$294,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 46%
  • From the state 22%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stockton

Full-time staff
12
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
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

Stockton Community Unit School District 206

Stockton's K–12 school district, shared with Stockton, Wards Grove, Pleasant Valley, Berreman, Rush and Derinda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,515
Illinois: $21,567
Students
517
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,515 per pupil, $11,720 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 Stockton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,848
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.97%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$93,700
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 Stockton's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofstockton.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stockton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stockton

Stockton is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Stockton'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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