Clear Lake, WI town hall & government
Clear Lake spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,280 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clear Lake's government.
Where Clear Lake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 30%
- Property taxes 24%
- From the state 20%
- From other local governments 12%
- Utility sales 9%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Clear Lake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Clear Lake School District
Clear Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Clear Lake, Forest, Vance Creek, Black Brook and Cylon. 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 28%
- State 63%
- Federal 9%
Of the $15,272 per pupil, $8,745 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 Clear Lake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake's government
Who represents Clear Lake
Clear Lake 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.