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Barronett, WI town hall & government

Barronett spent $280,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $635 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barronett's money goes

Spent
$280,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$635
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$107,000
$243 per resident
Roads & transportation
$216,00077%
Administration & buildings
$32,00011%
Fire
$14,0005%
Health & welfare
$9,0003%
Interest on debt
$5,0002%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Barronett

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,500
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Fire
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

Shell Lake School District

Barronett's K–12 school district, shared with Shell Lake, Dewey, Bashaw, Sarona, Roosevelt and Beaver Brook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,985
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,985 per pupil, $9,333 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Barronett pay

Typical tax bill
$2,417
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$223,800
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 Barronett's government

Town hall & decisions in Barronett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barronett

Barronett is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Barronett'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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