Town Hall · Glencoe

Glencoe, WI town hall & government

Glencoe spent $820,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,737 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glencoe's money goes

Spent
$820,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,737
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$691,00084%
Health & welfare
$47,0006%
Administration & buildings
$41,0005%
Fire
$24,0003%
Sewer & trash
$11,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 43%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glencoe

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Arcadia School District

Glencoe's K–12 school district, shared with Arcadia, Arcadia, Dodge, Montana, Waumandee and Independence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,001
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,293
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,001 per pupil, $8,923 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 Glencoe pay

Typical tax bill
$3,482
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$309,400
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 Glencoe's government

Town hall & decisions in Glencoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glencoe

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

All of Glencoe'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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