Town Hall · Brothertown

Brothertown, WI town hall & government

Brothertown spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $899 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brothertown's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$899
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$300,000
$233 per resident
Roads & transportation
$908,00078%
Administration & buildings
$80,0007%
Sewer & trash
$78,0007%
Fire
$71,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Other
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brothertown

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Chilton School District

Brothertown's K–12 school district, shared with Chilton, Charlestown, Chilton, Rantoul and Stockbridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,152
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,082
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $24,152 per pupil, $7,784 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 Brothertown: New Holstein School District ($12,423 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Brothertown pay

Typical tax bill
$3,575
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$249,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Brothertown's government

Town hall & decisions in Brothertown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brothertown

Brothertown is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Brothertown'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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