Town Hall · Hawthorne

Hawthorne, WI town hall & government

Hawthorne spent $328,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $283 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hawthorne's money goes

Spent
$328,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$283
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$424,000
$366 per resident
Roads & transportation
$167,00051%
Administration & buildings
$67,00020%
Interest on debt
$23,0007%
Fire
$17,0005%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Other
$46,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hawthorne

Full-time staff
7
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maple School District

Hawthorne's K–12 school district, shared with Amnicon, Brule, Cloverland, Hughes, Iron River and Lake Nebagamon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,408
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,278
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,408 per pupil, $6,948 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 Hawthorne pay

Typical tax bill
$2,187
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$232,900
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 Hawthorne's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofhawthorne.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hawthorne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hawthorne

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

All of Hawthorne'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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