Town Hall · Ringwood

Ringwood, IL town hall & government

Ringwood spent $607,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ringwood's money goes

Spent
$607,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$753
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$361,00059%
Administration & buildings
$216,00036%
Parks & libraries
$25,0004%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ringwood

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

McHenry Community High School District 156

Ringwood's high school district, shared with Greenwood, Holiday Hills, Island Lake, Johnsburg, McCullom Lake and McHenry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,440
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,440 per pupil, $10,643 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 Ringwood: Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 ($20,645 per pupil) · Harrison School District 36 ($18,438 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ringwood pay

Typical tax bill
$8,571
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$386,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ringwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Ringwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ringwood

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

All of Ringwood'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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