Lake Fork, IL town hall & government
Lake Fork spent $170,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,172 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lake Fork's government.
Where Lake Fork's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 56%
- Property taxes 41%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Lake Fork
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23
Lake Fork's K–12 school district, shared with Elkhart, Mount Pulaski, Mount Pulaski, Elkhart, Laenna and Hurlbut. 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 78%
- State 16%
- Federal 6%
Of the $16,475 per pupil, $10,332 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 Lake Fork: Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11 ($13,217 per pupil).
Which schools Lake Fork kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Lake Fork's government
Who represents Lake Fork
Lake Fork is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. 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.