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Camp Douglas, WI town hall & government

Camp Douglas spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,642 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Camp Douglas's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,642
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$732,000
$1,171 per resident
Parks & libraries
$188,00018%
Sewer & trash
$170,00017%
Administration & buildings
$151,00015%
Roads & transportation
$130,00013%
Water & other utilities
$127,00012%
Fire
$125,00012%
Interest on debt
$38,0004%
Housing & development
$30,0003%
Police
$21,0002%
Health & welfare
$18,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Other
$20,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Camp Douglas

Full-time staff
7
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,000
a year, before benefits
Fire
5 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Tomah Area School District

Camp Douglas's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Bluff, Byron, Kingston, La Grange, Lincoln and Oakdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,085
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,096
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,085 per pupil, $8,555 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 Camp Douglas pay

Typical tax bill
$2,164
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$131,600
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 Camp Douglas's government

🏛️ Official websitecampdouglaswi.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Camp Douglas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camp Douglas

Camp Douglas is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Camp Douglas'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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