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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Proposed K-12 budget would cost Carbondale residents $44.4M more in income taxes

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Carbondale residents would pay $44,447,161 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.

Superintendent Tony Smith called for increasing K-12 public schools funding to $50 billion next year, or $27,000 per student. Smith hasn’t said where he expects the new money to come from.

The state raised income taxes by 32 percent just six months ago, in part to fund a new school spending plan. If the superintendent's plan goes through unchanged, Campbell Hill residents would see the largest average increase in the Carbondale area at $1,367 per household.

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How much more will your community pay?

CityZipCurrent income taxIncome tax under proposed planIncrease by zip codeAverage household increase
Campbell Hill62916$1,618,904$2,193,229$574,325$1,367
Carbondale62903$4,123,898$5,586,896$1,462,998$1,274
Carbondale62902$7,177,500$9,723,798$2,546,298$1,219
Makanda62958$3,378,932$4,577,646$1,198,714$1,173
Carterville62918$12,771,000$17,301,654$4,530,654$1,049
Marion62959$31,333,500$42,449,406$11,115,906$997
Jacob62950$247,798$335,707$87,909$977
Vergennes62994$775,610$1,050,766$275,156$930
Ava62907$2,353,652$3,188,636$834,984$917
Pittsburg62974$1,510,475$2,046,332$535,857$881
Murphysboro62966$15,543,000$21,057,052$5,514,052$875
Creal Springs62922$2,832,344$3,837,149$1,004,805$874
Gorham62940$426,970$578,443$151,473$866
Herrin62948$12,226,500$16,563,986$4,337,486$831
Pomona62975$290,278$393,257$102,979$824
Energy62933$1,291,273$1,749,367$458,094$818
De Soto62924$2,610,968$3,537,237$926,269$780
Elkville62932$1,372,918$1,859,976$487,058$765
Grand Tower62942$473,520$641,507$167,987$760
Carbondale62901$16,731,000$22,666,508$5,935,508$759
Johnston City62951$4,689,896$6,353,689$1,663,793$755
Hurst62949$525,183$711,498$186,315$601
Cambria62915$540,999$732,924$191,925$598
Dowell62927$249,256$337,683$88,427$574
Colp62921$192,211$260,400$68,189$559

Total$44,447,161

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois State Board of Education

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