Town Hall · De Pere

De Pere, WI town hall & government

De Pere spent $62 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,443 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs De Pere

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at De Pere's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    License CommitteeCity Hall, Council Chambers, 335 S. Broadway Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 7:30 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingCouncil Chambers/Virtual Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 7:30 pm
    Board of Public WorksCity Hall, Council Chambers, 335 S. Broadway Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 5:30 pm
    Sustainability Commission Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 7:30 pm
    Finance/Personnel Committee335 S. Broadway Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 5:00 pm
    Finance/Personnel Committee Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from De Pere's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where De Pere's money goes

Spent
$62 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,443
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$60.3 million
$2,377 per resident
Roads & transportation
$14.8 million24%
Sewer & trash
$8.7 million14%
Water & other utilities
$6.9 million11%
Police
$6.3 million10%
Fire
$4.9 million8%
Parks & libraries
$4 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million3%
Health & welfare
$745,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$727,0001%
Other
$11.4 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for De Pere

Full-time staff
125
107 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 29 full-time firefighters
Police
41 full-time21 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time55 part
Fire
30 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time17 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. De Pere didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West De Pere School District

De Pere's K–12 school district, shared with Lawrence and Hobart. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,875
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,655
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,875 per pupil, $8,128 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 De Pere: De Pere Unified School District ($11,938 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in De Pere pay

Typical tax bill
$4,164
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$280,600
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.

Local

Contact De Pere's government

🏛️ Official websitede-pere.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in De Pere →

Beyond town hall

Who represents De Pere

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

All of De Pere'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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