Lawndale, IL town hall & government
Lawndale spent $2.8 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $18,025 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lawndale's government.
Where Lawndale's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 78%
- Property taxes 18%
- From the state 4%
Who works for Lawndale
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lawndale didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19
Lawndale's K–12 school district, shared with Anchor, Arrowsmith, Colfax, Cooksville, Saybrook and Martin. 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 62%
- State 27%
- Federal 11%
Of the $17,634 per pupil, $9,966 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 Lawndale: Lexington Community Unit School District 7 ($28,652 per pupil).
Which schools Lawndale kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Lawndale's government
Who represents Lawndale
Lawndale 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.