Town Hall · Black Brook

Black Brook, WI town hall & government

Black Brook spent $495,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $369 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Black Brook's money goes

Spent
$495,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$369
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$303,00061%
Administration & buildings
$76,00015%
Fire
$76,00015%
Health & welfare
$21,0004%
Sewer & trash
$12,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the state 35%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Black Brook

Full-time staff
1
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Amery School District

Black Brook's K–12 school district, shared with Amery, Deer Park, Lincoln, Garfield, Apple River and Alden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,449
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,326
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,449 per pupil, $9,984 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 Black Brook: Clear Lake School District ($15,272 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Black Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$3,517
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$361,100
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 Black Brook's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofblackbrook.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Black Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Black Brook

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

All of Black Brook'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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