Town Hall · Dell Prairie

Dell Prairie, WI town hall & government

Dell Prairie spent $547,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $345 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dell Prairie's money goes

Spent
$547,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$345
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$229,00042%
Sewer & trash
$95,00017%
Administration & buildings
$66,00012%
Fire
$54,00010%
Health & welfare
$54,00010%
Other
$49,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dell Prairie

Full-time staff
0
22 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Other
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dell Prairie didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wisconsin Dells School District

Dell Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Newport, Wisconsin Dells, New Haven, Lake Delton, Lyndon and Delton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,650
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,842
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,650 per pupil, $8,384 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 Dell Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$3,146
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$267,900
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 Dell Prairie's government

Town hall & decisions in Dell Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dell Prairie

Dell Prairie is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Dell Prairie'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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