Town Hall · Elcho

Elcho, WI town hall & government

Elcho spent $940,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $783 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elcho's money goes

Spent
$940,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$783
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$626,00067%
Sewer & trash
$107,00011%
Administration & buildings
$86,0009%
Fire
$34,0004%
Health & welfare
$23,0002%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$54,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Elcho

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time3 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

Elcho School District

Elcho's K–12 school district, shared with Ainsworth, Enterprise, Schoepke and Upham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,411
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
253
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,411 per pupil, $10,296 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 Elcho pay

Typical tax bill
$2,079
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$212,800
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 Elcho's government

Town hall & decisions in Elcho →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elcho

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

All of Elcho'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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