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Stookey, IL town hall & government

Stookey spent $2.4 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $264 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stookey's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$264
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$670,000
$73 per resident
Roads & transportation
$630,00026%
Administration & buildings
$406,00017%
Interest on debt
$118,0005%
Police
$61,0003%
Parks & libraries
$47,0002%
Sewer & trash
$23,0001%
Other
$1.1 million47%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 44%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stookey

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Belleville Township High School District 201

Stookey's high school district, shared with Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis and Millstadt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,728
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,753
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,728 per pupil, $11,548 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 Stookey: Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 ($14,718 per pupil) · Harmony Emge School District 175 ($18,501 per pupil) · Signal Hill School District 181 ($24,381 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Stookey pay

Typical tax bill
$3,868
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.23%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$173,800
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Stookey

Stookey is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Mike Bost and Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Stookey'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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