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Grant, IL town hall & government

Grant spent $3.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $126 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grant's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$126
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million40%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million40%
Health & welfare
$35,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$618,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grant

Full-time staff
16
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
9 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grant Community High School District 124

Grant's high school district, shared with Round Lake Heights, Volo, Wauconda, Fox Lake, Round Lake and Lakemoor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,586
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,814
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94,000
at year end

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 Grant: Big Hollow School District 38 ($16,961 per pupil) · Gavin School District 37 ($16,309 per pupil) · Fox Lake Grade School District 114 ($22,467 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grant pay

Typical tax bill
$6,018
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.39%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$252,100
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 Grant's government

Town hall & decisions in Grant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grant

Grant is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bradley Scott Schneider and Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Grant'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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