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Lockport, IL town hall & government

Lockport spent $3.3 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $55 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lockport's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$55
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$68,000
$1 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million41%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million37%
Health & welfare
$204,0006%
Sewer & trash
$42,0001%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$472,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 38%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lockport collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lockport

Full-time staff
27
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
14 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lockport didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lockport Township High School District 205

Lockport's high school district, shared with Du Page, Homer, Lockport, Romeoville, Homer Glen and Crest Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,557
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,817
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,557 per pupil, $11,434 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 Lockport: Valley View Community Unit School District 365U ($22,924 per pupil) · Will County School District 92 ($26,413 per pupil) · Richland School District 88A ($18,665 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lockport pay

Typical tax bill
$5,958
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.29%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$260,600
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 Lockport's government

🏛️ Official websitelockport.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lockport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lockport

Lockport is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Lauren Underwood, Jonathan L. Jackson and Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Lockport'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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