Town Hall · Dekorra

Dekorra, WI town hall & government

Dekorra spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $600 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dekorra's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$600
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$647 per resident
Administration & buildings
$490,00035%
Fire
$279,00020%
Sewer & trash
$211,00015%
Roads & transportation
$174,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$106,0008%
Interest on debt
$80,0006%
Parks & libraries
$47,0003%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Police
$2,000<1%
Other
$17,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dekorra

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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

Poynette School District

Dekorra's K–12 school district, shared with Arlington, Poynette, Arlington, Lowville and Leeds. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,618
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
995
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,618 per pupil, $8,541 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 Dekorra: Lodi School District ($15,545 per pupil) · Portage Community School District ($15,698 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dekorra pay

Typical tax bill
$4,082
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$370,600
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 Dekorra's government

🏛️ Official websitedekorra-wi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dekorra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dekorra

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

All of Dekorra'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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