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.
Where Ford Heights's money goes
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.
Who works for Ford Heights
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.
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.
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).
Which schools Ford Heights kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Ford Heights's government
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.
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.