DeKalb Times

DeKalb County residents would pay $39,967,910 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.

Superintendent Tony Smith called for increasing K-12 public schools funding to $50 billion next year, or $27,000 per student. Smith hasn’t said where he expects the new money to come from.

The state raised income taxes by 32 percent just six months ago, in part to fund a new school spending plan. If the superintendent's plan goes through unchanged, Clare residents would see the largest average increase in DeKalb County at $1,270 per household.

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How much more will your community pay?

City	Zip	Current income tax	Income tax under proposed plan	Increase by zip code	Average household increase
Clare	60111	$458,232	$620,795	$162,563	$1,270
Sycamore	60178	$33,907,500	$45,936,561	$12,029,061	$1,170
Malta	60150	$2,617,359	$3,545,896	$928,537	$1,168
Somonauk	60552	$6,484,500	$8,784,948	$2,300,448	$1,163
Hinckley	60520	$4,200,094	$5,690,124	$1,490,030	$1,143
Kingston	60145	$3,525,790	$4,776,603	$1,250,813	$1,112
Waterman	60556	$2,628,714	$3,561,279	$932,565	$1,050
Genoa	60135	$9,751,500	$13,210,953	$3,459,453	$1,039
Shabbona	60550	$1,703,680	$2,308,079	$604,399	$994
Kirkland	60146	$3,180,619	$4,308,978	$1,128,359	$985
Cortland	60112	$5,197,500	$7,041,371	$1,843,871	$938
Dekalb	60115	$39,006,000	$52,843,811	$13,837,811	$882
			Total	$39,967,910

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois State Board of Education