Town Hall · Summit

Summit, IL town hall & government

Summit spent $791,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $228 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Summit's money goes

Spent
$791,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$228
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$97,000
$28 per resident
Roads & transportation
$569,00072%
Administration & buildings
$127,00016%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$91,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Summit didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Summit

Full-time staff
4
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Effingham Community Unit School District 40

Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Edgewood, Mason, Watson, Effingham, Mason and Watson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,887
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,887 per pupil, $9,799 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 Summit: Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 ($14,389 per pupil) · Altamont Community Unit School District 10 ($13,573 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$4,178
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$313,400
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 Summit's government

Town hall & decisions in Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit

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

All of Summit'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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