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White Hall, IL town hall & government

White Hall spent $3.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,542 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where White Hall's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,542
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$400,000
$176 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million58%
Police
$594,00017%
Administration & buildings
$483,00014%
Roads & transportation
$302,0009%
Parks & libraries
$56,0002%
Interest on debt
$25,0001%
Other
$20,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for White Hall

Full-time staff
23
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Greene Unit School District 3

White Hall's K–12 school district, shared with Hillview, Patterson, Roodhouse, White Hall, Wilmington and Roodhouse. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,549
Illinois: $21,567
Students
838
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,549 per pupil, $8,518 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in White Hall pay

Typical tax bill
$988
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$63,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact White Hall's government

Town hall & decisions in White Hall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents White Hall

White Hall is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of White Hall'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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