Town Hall · Hackett

Hackett, WI town hall & government

Hackett spent $170,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,043 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hackett's money goes

Spent
$170,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,043
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$117,00069%
Administration & buildings
$33,00019%
Fire
$13,0008%
Health & welfare
$5,0003%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hackett

Full-time staff
0
21 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hackett didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prentice School District

Hackett's K–12 school district, shared with Knox, Lynne, Ogema, Prentice, Prentice and Somo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,591
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
335
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,591 per pupil, $10,600 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 Hackett: Phillips School District ($17,399 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hackett pay

Typical tax bill
$3,119
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$190,400
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 Hackett's government

Town hall & decisions in Hackett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hackett

Hackett is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Hackett'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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