Town Hall · Cahokia Heights

Cahokia Heights, IL town hall & government

Cahokia Heights spent $49.6 million in the year to 2024, about $2,856 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cahokia Heights's money goes

Spent
$49.6 million
fiscal year to 2024
Per resident
$2,856
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$12 million24%
Water & other utilities
$10.6 million21%
Police
$10.3 million21%
Administration & buildings
$6.1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$3.4 million7%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million3%
Health & welfare
$220,000<1%
Other
$5.7 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Cahokia Heights didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cahokia Heights

Full-time staff
94
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
44 full-time28 part
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Police
19 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 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

Belleville Township High School District 201

Cahokia Heights's high school district, shared with Canteen, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis, Millstadt and Stookey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,728
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,753
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,728 per pupil, $11,548 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 Cahokia Heights: Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 ($27,231 per pupil) · East St. Louis School District 189 ($29,017 per pupil) · Dupo Community Unit School District 196 ($18,873 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cahokia Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$1,346
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.40%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$56,000
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.

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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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