Town Hall · Charlestown

Charlestown, WI town hall & government

Charlestown spent $349,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $460 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Charlestown's money goes

Spent
$349,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$460
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$16,000
$21 per resident
Roads & transportation
$173,00050%
Administration & buildings
$65,00019%
Fire
$50,00014%
Sewer & trash
$43,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Charlestown

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Chilton School District

Charlestown's K–12 school district, shared with Chilton, Brothertown, 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 Charlestown: New Holstein School District ($12,423 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Charlestown pay

Typical tax bill
$3,571
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$281,100
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 Charlestown's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcharlestown.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Charlestown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Charlestown

Charlestown is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Charlestown'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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