Town Hall · Dovre

Dovre, WI town hall & government

Dovre spent $807,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $960 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dovre's money goes

Spent
$807,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$960
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$537,00067%
Administration & buildings
$176,00022%
Fire
$69,0009%
Health & welfare
$24,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the state 34%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dovre

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 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

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District

Dovre's K–12 school district, shared with Chetek, Chetek, Rusk, Strickland, Weyerhaeuser and Sioux Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,821
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
963
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,821 per pupil, $8,555 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 Dovre: New Auburn School District ($18,605 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dovre pay

Typical tax bill
$2,688
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$201,100
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 Dovre's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofdovre.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dovre →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dovre

Dovre is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Dovre'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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