Beach Park, IL town hall & government
Beach Park spent $6.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $449 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Beach Park's government.
Where Beach Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 44%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Utility sales 16%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Property taxes 2%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Beach Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
Beach Park's high school district, shared with Benton, Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Zion, Wadsworth and Newport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 41%
- State 53%
- Federal 6%
Of the $22,286 per pupil, $11,092 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.
Also serving Beach Park: Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 ($20,690 per pupil) · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 ($23,440 per pupil) · Warren Township High School District 121 ($20,075 per pupil).
Which schools Beach Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Beach Park pay
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.
Contact Beach Park's government
Who represents Beach Park
Beach Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.