Town Hall · Yale

Yale, IL town hall & government

Yale spent $1,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $12 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yale's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$12
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$1,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 79%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Yale

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Yale's K–12 school district, shared with Hidalgo, Newton, Rose Hill, Smallwood, Ste. Marie and Wade. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,548
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,189
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,548 per pupil, $7,919 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 Yale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,071
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$67,900
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 Yale's government

Town hall & decisions in Yale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yale

Yale is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Yale'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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