Town Hall · Bashaw

Bashaw, WI town hall & government

Bashaw spent $386,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $416 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bashaw's money goes

Spent
$386,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$416
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$267,00069%
Administration & buildings
$47,00012%
Fire
$33,0009%
Health & welfare
$27,0007%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$9,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bashaw

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Shell Lake School District

Bashaw's K–12 school district, shared with Barronett, Shell Lake, Dewey, 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.

Also serving Bashaw: Spooner Area School District ($16,122 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bashaw pay

Typical tax bill
$2,504
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$254,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bashaw's government

Town hall & decisions in Bashaw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bashaw

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

All of Bashaw'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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