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Ashippun, WI town hall & government

Ashippun spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $551 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ashippun's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$551
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$310,000
$120 per resident
Roads & transportation
$952,00067%
Fire
$177,00012%
Administration & buildings
$155,00011%
Sewer & trash
$41,0003%
Police
$39,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0002%
Health & welfare
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ashippun

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,300
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hartford Union High School District

Ashippun's high school district, shared with Addison, Erin, Hartford, Hartford, Herman and Hubbard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,809
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,809 per pupil, $8,302 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 Ashippun: Oconomowoc Area School District ($13,421 per pupil) · Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District ($14,089 per pupil) · Hartford Joint No. 1 School District ($13,698 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ashippun pay

Typical tax bill
$4,719
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$404,700
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 Ashippun's government

Town hall & decisions in Ashippun →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashippun

Ashippun is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Ashippun'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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