Fox Lake, IL town hall & government
Fox Lake spent $38.3 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $3,530 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fox Lake's government.
Where Fox Lake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 29%
- From the state 27%
- Utility sales 15%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Property taxes 10%
- Sales taxes 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Fox Lake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fox Lake didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Grant Community High School District 124
Fox Lake's high school district, shared with Round Lake Heights, Volo, Grant, Wauconda, Round Lake and Lakemoor. 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 56%
- State 41%
- Federal 4%
Of the $24,586 per pupil, $13,044 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 Fox Lake: Fox Lake Grade School District 114 ($22,467 per pupil) · Nippersink School District 2 ($19,964 per pupil) · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 ($28,103 per pupil).
Which schools Fox Lake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fox Lake 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 Fox Lake's government
Who represents Fox Lake
Fox Lake 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.