Forestville, WI town hall & government
Forestville spent $295,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $723 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Forestville's government.
Where Forestville's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 60%
- From the state 22%
- Property taxes 11%
- From the federal government 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Forestville
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Forestville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Southern Door County School District
Forestville's K–12 school district, shared with Brussels, Clay Banks, Forestville, Gardner, Union and Nasewaupee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 68%
- State 27%
- Federal 6%
Of the $16,154 per pupil, $9,427 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.
Which schools Forestville kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Forestville pay
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.
Contact Forestville's government
Who represents Forestville
Forestville is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.
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.