Grand Rapids, IL town hall & government
Grand Rapids spent $223,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $708 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grand Rapids's government.
Where Grand Rapids's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 66%
- From the state 26%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
Who works for Grand Rapids
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95
Grand Rapids's elementary school district, shared with Grand Ridge, Fall River, Farm Ridge, Bruce and Otter Creek. 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 61%
- State 33%
- Federal 5%
Of the $21,279 per pupil, $11,019 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 Grand Rapids: Ottawa Township High School District 140 ($18,784 per pupil) · Streator Township High School District 40 ($20,501 per pupil).
Which schools Grand Rapids kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Grand Rapids 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Grand Rapids's government
Who represents Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.