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Tonti, IL town hall & government

Tonti spent $145,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $152 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tonti's money goes

Spent
$145,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$152
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$72,00050%
Administration & buildings
$59,00041%
Health & welfare
$5,0003%
Other
$9,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tonti

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tonti didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Salem Community High School District 600

Tonti's high school district, shared with Alma, Farrington, Haines, Iuka, Iuka and Kell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,301
Illinois: $21,567
Students
714
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,301 per pupil, $7,242 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 Tonti: South Central Community Unit School District 401 ($15,719 per pupil) · Salem School District 111 ($13,355 per pupil) · Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10 ($15,827 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tonti pay

Typical tax bill
$1,937
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$129,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Tonti's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tonti

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

All of Tonti'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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