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Cleveland, WI town hall & government

Cleveland spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,390 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cleveland's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,390
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$1,466 per resident
Sewer & trash
$598,00030%
Water & other utilities
$387,00019%
Police
$271,00013%
Roads & transportation
$238,00012%
Administration & buildings
$125,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0005%
Interest on debt
$102,0005%
Fire
$81,0004%
Parks & libraries
$73,0004%
Health & welfare
$12,0001%
Other
$26,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cleveland

Full-time staff
6
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time13 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time9 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

Sheboygan Area School District

Cleveland's K–12 school district, shared with Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wilson, Centerville and Mosel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,440
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
9,427
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,440 per pupil, $9,535 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 Cleveland pay

Typical tax bill
$3,134
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$202,500
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 Cleveland's government

Town hall & decisions in Cleveland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cleveland

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

All of Cleveland'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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