Town Hall · Lakeside

Lakeside, WI town hall & government

Lakeside spent $558,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $768 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lakeside's money goes

Spent
$558,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$768
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$53,000
$73 per resident
Roads & transportation
$399,00072%
Administration & buildings
$67,00012%
Sewer & trash
$50,0009%
Fire
$26,0005%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$9,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lakeside

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
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

Maple School District

Lakeside's K–12 school district, shared with Amnicon, Brule, Cloverland, Hawthorne, Hughes and Iron River. 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 Lakeside pay

Typical tax bill
$2,848
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$244,000
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 Lakeside's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoflakeside.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lakeside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lakeside

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

All of Lakeside'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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