Mettawa, IL town hall & government
Mettawa spent $2.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $4,667 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mettawa's government.
Where Mettawa's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 76%
- Sales taxes 15%
- Property taxes 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Libertyville Community High School District 128
Mettawa's high school district, shared with Green Oaks, Libertyville, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Indian Creek and North Chicago. 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 76%
- State 23%
- Federal 1%
Of the $33,792 per pupil, $19,315 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 Mettawa: Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 ($20,485 per pupil) · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 ($31,024 per pupil) · Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 ($24,430 per pupil).
Which schools Mettawa kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mettawa 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Mettawa's government
Who represents Mettawa
Mettawa 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.