Volo, IL town hall & government
Volo spent $4.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $813 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Volo's government.
Where Volo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 33%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Utility sales 16%
- Property taxes 16%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From other local governments 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Volo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Grant Community High School District 124
Volo's high school district, shared with Round Lake Heights, Grant, Wauconda, Fox Lake, Round Lake and Lakemoor. 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 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 Volo: Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 ($21,475 per pupil) · Big Hollow School District 38 ($16,961 per pupil) · McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 ($23,286 per pupil).
Which schools Volo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Volo 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.
Contact Volo's government
Who represents Volo
Volo is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bill Foster and 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.