Town Hall · Embarrass

Embarrass, WI town hall & government

Embarrass spent $315,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $840 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Embarrass's money goes

Spent
$315,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$840
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$111,00035%
Water & other utilities
$74,00023%
Administration & buildings
$52,00017%
Fire
$43,00014%
Roads & transportation
$14,0004%
Health & welfare
$9,0003%
Police
$6,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Embarrass

Full-time staff
0
32 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Clintonville School District

Embarrass's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Creek, Clintonville, Matteson, Bear Creek, Larrabee and Deer Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,393
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,152
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,393 per pupil, $8,861 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 Embarrass pay

Typical tax bill
$1,611
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$135,000
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 Embarrass's government

Town hall & decisions in Embarrass →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Embarrass

Embarrass is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Embarrass'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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