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Fairview Heights, IL town hall & government

Fairview Heights spent $20.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,274 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairview Heights's money goes

Spent
$20.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,274
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
$982 per resident
Police
$9.2 million45%
Roads & transportation
$4.3 million21%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million17%
Parks & libraries
$3.1 million15%
Interest on debt
$460,0002%
Other
$88,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Sales taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairview Heights

Full-time staff
99
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
43
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
47 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
17 full-time49 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Other
6 full-time2 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

Belleville Township High School District 201

Fairview Heights's high school district, shared with Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis and Millstadt. 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 Fairview Heights: Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 ($18,411 per pupil) · Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 ($16,234 per pupil) · East St. Louis School District 189 ($29,017 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairview Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$3,105
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$177,700
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.

Local

Contact Fairview Heights's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairview Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairview Heights

Fairview Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Nikki Budzinski and Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Fairview Heights'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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