Town Hall · Ford Heights

Ford Heights, IL town hall & government

Ford Heights spent $3.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,165 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ford Heights's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,165
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$965 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million70%
Interest on debt
$81,0003%
Other
$841,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%

Ford Heights 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 Ford Heights

Full-time staff
9
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,200
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
4
on the town payroll
Fire
4 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bloom Township High School District 206

Ford Heights's high school district, shared with Crete, Crete, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, Steger and Chicago Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,240
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,104
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $22,240 per pupil, $10,476 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 Ford Heights: Ford Heights School District 169 ($29,639 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 168 ($23,850 per pupil) · Sandridge School District 172 ($21,032 per pupil).

Local

Contact Ford Heights's government

Town hall & decisions in Ford Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ford Heights

Ford Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Ford 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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