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Kossuth, WI town hall & government

Kossuth spent $598,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $290 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kossuth's money goes

Spent
$598,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$290
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$31,000
$15 per resident
Roads & transportation
$344,00058%
Fire
$99,00017%
Sewer & trash
$61,00010%
Administration & buildings
$54,0009%
Health & welfare
$20,0003%
Police
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$16,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kossuth

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mishicot School District

Kossuth's K–12 school district, shared with Francis Creek, Mishicot, Mishicot, Gibson and Two Creeks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,747
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
929
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,747 per pupil, $7,653 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 Kossuth: Manitowoc School District ($14,794 per pupil) · Reedsville School District ($15,342 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kossuth pay

Typical tax bill
$2,966
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$264,700
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 Kossuth's government

Town hall & decisions in Kossuth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kossuth

Kossuth is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Kossuth'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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