Wards Grove, IL town hall & government
Wards Grove spent $65,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $307 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wards Grove's government.
Where Wards Grove's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 54%
- Fees & charges 41%
- From the state 3%
- From other local governments 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Wards Grove collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Wards Grove
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Wards Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Stockton, Stockton, Pleasant Valley, Berreman, Rush and Derinda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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.
Also serving Wards Grove: Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 ($17,763 per pupil).
Which schools Wards Grove kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wards Grove pay
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.
Contact Wards Grove's government
Who represents Wards Grove
Wards Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.