Town Hall · Newport

Newport, IL town hall & government

Newport spent $616,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $93 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newport's money goes

Spent
$616,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$93
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$446,00072%
Administration & buildings
$154,00025%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newport

Full-time staff
4
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren Township High School District 121

Newport's high school district, shared with Gurnee, Park City, Warren, Old Mill Creek, Waukegan and Wadsworth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,075
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,075 per pupil, $12,235 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 Newport: Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 ($20,690 per pupil) · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 ($22,286 per pupil) · Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 ($21,001 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newport pay

Typical tax bill
$8,377
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.39%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$350,100
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 Newport's government

Town hall & decisions in Newport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newport

Newport is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Newport'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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