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Kelly, WI town hall & government

Kelly spent $364,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $765 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kelly's money goes

Spent
$364,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$765
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$121,000
$254 per resident
Roads & transportation
$231,00063%
Administration & buildings
$51,00014%
Health & welfare
$28,0008%
Fire
$27,0007%
Sewer & trash
$15,0004%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Other
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 40%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kelly

Full-time staff
1
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ashland School District

Kelly's K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Eileen, Gingles, Keystone, Pilsen and Sanborn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,794
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $7,950 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 Kelly: Drummond Area School District ($19,138 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kelly pay

Typical tax bill
$2,105
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$174,200
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 Kelly's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kelly

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

All of Kelly'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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