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Round Lake, IL town hall & government

Round Lake spent $17.7 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $956 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Round Lake's money goes

Spent
$17.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$956
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
$330 per resident
Police
$6.2 million35%
Water & other utilities
$5.9 million33%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million8%
Sewer & trash
$920,0005%
Parks & libraries
$520,0003%
Interest on debt
$239,0001%
Other
$34,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Round Lake

Full-time staff
44
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
28 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Housing & development
3 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grant Community High School District 124

Round Lake's high school district, shared with Round Lake Heights, Volo, Grant, Wauconda, Fox Lake and Lakemoor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,586
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,814
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94,000
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $24,586 per pupil, $13,044 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 Round Lake: Grayslake Community High School District 127 ($26,844 per pupil) · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 ($24,598 per pupil) · Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 ($19,455 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Round Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$7,860
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.82%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$278,600
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 Round Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Round Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Round Lake

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

All of Round Lake'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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