Town Hall · Wysox

Wysox, IL town hall & government

Wysox spent $484,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $386 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wysox's money goes

Spent
$484,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$386
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$196,000
$156 per resident
Roads & transportation
$426,00088%
Administration & buildings
$36,0007%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Paid to other governments
$4,0001%
Other
$12,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Interest, fines & other 27%
  • From the state 4%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wysox

Full-time staff
3
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 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

Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399

Wysox's K–12 school district, shared with Chadwick, Elkhorn Grove, Fairhaven, Milledgeville, Salem and Genesee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,276
Illinois: $21,567
Students
387
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,276 per pupil, $10,540 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 Wysox pay

Typical tax bill
$2,252
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.23%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$100,800
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 Wysox's government

Town hall & decisions in Wysox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wysox

Wysox is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Wysox'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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