Town Hall · Yates

Yates, IL town hall & government

Yates spent $104,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $366 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Yates's money goes

Spent
$104,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$366
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$165,000
$581 per resident
Administration & buildings
$53,00051%
Roads & transportation
$49,00047%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%

Yates didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Yates

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Yates didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

Yates's K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie, Chatsworth, Chatsworth, Chenoa, Fairbury and Fayette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,593
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,593 per pupil, $10,895 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.

Local

Contact Yates's government

Town hall & decisions in Yates →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yates

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

All of Yates'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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