Highwood, IL town hall & government
Highwood spent $54.2 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $10,157 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Highwood's government.
Where Highwood's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 25%
- Property taxes 19%
- From the state 19%
- Fees & charges 11%
- Utility sales 11%
- Sales taxes 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- From other local governments <1%
Highwood didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Highwood
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
North Shore School District 112
Highwood's elementary school district, shared with Highland Park and Moraine. 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 77%
- State 20%
- Federal 3%
Of the $25,691 per pupil, $14,521 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 Highwood: Township High School District 113 ($38,822 per pupil).
Which schools Highwood kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Highwood 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 Highwood's government
Who represents Highwood
Highwood 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.