Town Hall · Kewaskum

Kewaskum, WI town hall & government

Kewaskum spent $5.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,207 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kewaskum's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,207
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$13.5 million
$3,136 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million25%
Police
$976,00019%
Water & other utilities
$723,00014%
Roads & transportation
$431,0008%
Interest on debt
$400,0008%
Parks & libraries
$393,0008%
Administration & buildings
$380,0007%
Fire
$259,0005%
Health & welfare
$187,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%
Other
$115,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kewaskum

Full-time staff
20
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Fire
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kewaskum School District

Kewaskum's K–12 school district, shared with Kewaskum, Wayne, Farmington, Scott, Auburn and Barton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,956
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,822
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,956 per pupil, $6,991 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 Kewaskum pay

Typical tax bill
$3,548
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$288,800
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.

Local

Contact Kewaskum's government

🏛️ Official websitevillage.kewaskum.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kewaskum →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kewaskum

Kewaskum is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Scott Fitzgerald and Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Kewaskum'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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