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Ellsworth, WI town hall & government

Ellsworth spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,406 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ellsworth's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,406
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
$2,336 per resident
Sewer & trash
$973,00021%
Roads & transportation
$710,00015%
Police
$703,00015%
Parks & libraries
$668,00015%
Water & other utilities
$655,00014%
Administration & buildings
$235,0005%
Interest on debt
$187,0004%
Health & welfare
$118,0003%
Fire
$113,0002%
Housing & development
$62,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$26,0001%
Other
$150,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Ellsworth

Full-time staff
15
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ellsworth Community School District

Ellsworth's K–12 school district, shared with Bay City, Ellsworth, Hartland, Isabelle, Trenton and Maiden Rock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,292
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,620
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,292 per pupil, $8,720 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 Ellsworth pay

Typical tax bill
$4,021
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$262,200
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.

Local

Contact Ellsworth's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofellsworth.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ellsworth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ellsworth

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

All of Ellsworth'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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