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Grayslake, IL town hall & government

Grayslake spent $21.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,063 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grayslake's money goes

Spent
$21.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,063
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$7.1 million33%
Water & other utilities
$5.7 million26%
Roads & transportation
$4.2 million19%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million10%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million8%
Other
$775,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Grayslake

Full-time staff
53
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
32 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Other
3 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

Grayslake Community High School District 127

Grayslake's high school district, shared with Hainesville, Avon, Round Lake Beach, Third Lake, Round Lake Park and Round Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,844
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,581
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $26,844 per pupil, $15,401 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 Grayslake: Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 ($19,455 per pupil) · Fremont School District 79 ($19,615 per pupil) · Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 ($23,456 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grayslake pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$309,500
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 Grayslake's government

Town hall & decisions in Grayslake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grayslake

Grayslake is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Grayslake'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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