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Excelsior, WI town hall & government

Excelsior spent $666,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $396 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Excelsior's money goes

Spent
$666,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$396
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$86,000
$51 per resident
Roads & transportation
$432,00065%
Sewer & trash
$90,00014%
Administration & buildings
$67,00010%
Fire
$39,0006%
Health & welfare
$27,0004%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Excelsior

Full-time staff
0
23 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time22 part
Fire
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

Reedsburg School District

Excelsior's K–12 school district, shared with Ironton, La Valle, Loganville, Reedsburg, Reedsburg and Rock Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,777
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,597
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,777 per pupil, $8,580 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 Excelsior: Baraboo School District ($13,823 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Excelsior pay

Typical tax bill
$3,159
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$280,100
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 Excelsior's government

Town hall & decisions in Excelsior →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Excelsior

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

All of Excelsior'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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