Town Hall · Laketown

Laketown, WI town hall & government

Laketown spent $654,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $691 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Laketown's money goes

Spent
$654,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$691
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$478,00073%
Administration & buildings
$68,00010%
Fire
$57,0009%
Health & welfare
$13,0002%
Sewer & trash
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%
Other
$28,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 40%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Laketown

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 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

Luck School District

Laketown's K–12 school district, shared with Luck, Bone Lake, Luck and McKinley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,929
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
379
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $19,929 per pupil, $9,549 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 Laketown: St. Croix Falls School District ($15,166 per pupil) · Frederic School District ($17,506 per pupil) · Unity School District ($14,703 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Laketown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,550
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$234,900
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 Laketown's government

Town hall & decisions in Laketown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Laketown

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

All of Laketown'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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