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Ettrick, WI town hall & government

Ettrick spent $827,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,618 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ettrick's money goes

Spent
$827,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,618
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$4,603 per resident
Sewer & trash
$202,00024%
Water & other utilities
$170,00021%
Roads & transportation
$128,00015%
Interest on debt
$97,00012%
Parks & libraries
$87,00011%
Fire
$75,0009%
Administration & buildings
$47,0006%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Police
$2,000<1%
Other
$17,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ettrick

Full-time staff
3
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
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

Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District

Ettrick's K–12 school district, shared with Caledonia, Galesville, Trempealeau, Gale, Trempealeau and Ettrick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,953
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,369
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,953 per pupil, $9,530 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 Ettrick pay

Typical tax bill
$2,699
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$165,000
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 Ettrick's government

Town hall & decisions in Ettrick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ettrick

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

All of Ettrick'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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