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Dunkirk, WI town hall & government

Dunkirk spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $570 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunkirk's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$570
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$536,000
$264 per resident
Roads & transportation
$668,00058%
Sewer & trash
$197,00017%
Administration & buildings
$103,0009%
Fire
$74,0006%
Interest on debt
$34,0003%
Police
$18,0002%
Health & welfare
$15,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$39,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dunkirk

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Stoughton Area School District

Dunkirk's K–12 school district, shared with Stoughton, Pleasant Springs and Rutland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,191
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,191 per pupil, $8,463 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 Dunkirk: Edgerton School District ($14,463 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dunkirk pay

Typical tax bill
$4,236
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$355,300
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 Dunkirk's government

Town hall & decisions in Dunkirk →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunkirk

Dunkirk is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Dunkirk'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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