Wheatland, IL town hall & government
Wheatland spent $156,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,248 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wheatland's government.
Where Wheatland's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 53%
- From the state 46%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Wheatland
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wheatland didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Princeton High School District 500
Wheatland's high school district, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Bureau, Dover, Dover and Indiantown. 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 56%
- State 33%
- Federal 12%
Of the $19,488 per pupil, $11,479 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 Wheatland: Princeton Elementary School District 115 ($15,908 per pupil) · Bradford Community Unit School District 1 ($18,915 per pupil) · Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5 ($17,111 per pupil).
Which schools Wheatland kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wheatland 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 Wheatland's government
Who represents Wheatland
Wheatland 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.