Butternut, WI town hall & government
Butternut spent $611,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,741 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Butternut's government.
Where Butternut's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 33%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Utility sales 14%
- Property taxes 11%
- From other local governments 9%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Butternut
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Butternut School District
Butternut's K–12 school district, shared with Agenda and Chippewa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 55%
- State 35%
- Federal 10%
Of the $19,319 per pupil, $11,356 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.
Which schools Butternut kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Butternut pay
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.
Contact Butternut's government
Who represents Butternut
Butternut is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.
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.