How Gale is run
Gale spent $729,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $417 per resident.
What stands out about how Gale is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Gale’s K–12 school district, shared with Caledonia, Ettrick, Galesville, Trempealeau, Trempealeau and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,953 per pupil, $9,530 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Gale
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Gale yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $417 per resident a year, or $1.14 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 65% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
One full-time town employee for every 875 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $4,308 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.45% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gale’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
How Gale’s budget compares
Gale ranks 5th lowest of 7 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | $199 | — | $4,280 |
| Farmington | $251 | $195 | $3,092 |
| Trempealeau | $313 | — | $4,565 |
| Holland | $361 | $44 | $4,453 |
| Gale | $417 | $176 | $4,308 |
| Arcadia | $568 | $222 | $4,189 |
| Ettrick | $589 | — | $3,310 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Gale.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Wisconsin HouseState representatives
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Gale’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Gale is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.