Town Hall · Wauponsee

Wauponsee, IL town hall & government

Wauponsee spent $491,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $211 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wauponsee's money goes

Spent
$491,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$211
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$364,00074%
Administration & buildings
$105,00021%
Other
$22,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • From the state 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Wauponsee collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Wauponsee

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Morris Community High School District 101

Wauponsee's high school district, shared with Goose Lake, Morris, Morris, Saratoga, Erienna and Nettle Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,309
Illinois: $21,567
Students
930
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,309 per pupil, $7,789 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 Wauponsee: Morris School District 54 ($13,569 per pupil) · Seneca Township High School District 160 ($38,565 per pupil) · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C ($14,156 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wauponsee pay

Typical tax bill
$5,804
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.98%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$293,800
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

Contact Wauponsee's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Wauponsee

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

All of Wauponsee'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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