Town Hall · Kickapoo

Kickapoo, WI town hall & government

Kickapoo spent $296,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $448 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kickapoo's money goes

Spent
$296,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$448
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$210,00071%
Administration & buildings
$53,00018%
Fire
$17,0006%
Sewer & trash
$12,0004%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 41%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Kickapoo collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Kickapoo

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Kickapoo Area School District

Kickapoo's K–12 school district, shared with Readstown, Viola, Forest, Liberty, Bloom and Sylvan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,446
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
471
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,446 per pupil, $9,068 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 Kickapoo: Viroqua Area School District ($15,590 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kickapoo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,583
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$270,000
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 Kickapoo's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kickapoo

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

All of Kickapoo'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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