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Leeds, WI town hall & government

Leeds spent $690,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $883 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Leeds's money goes

Spent
$690,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$883
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$42,000
$54 per resident
Roads & transportation
$491,00071%
Administration & buildings
$104,00015%
Fire
$45,0007%
Health & welfare
$14,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$23,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Leeds

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time6 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

DeForest Area School District

Leeds's K–12 school district, shared with DeForest, Windsor, Burke and Vienna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,469
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,153
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$120.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,469 per pupil, $8,588 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 Leeds: Poynette School District ($14,618 per pupil) · Rio Community School District ($23,723 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Leeds pay

Typical tax bill
$3,592
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$332,700
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 Leeds's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofleeds.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Leeds →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leeds

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

All of Leeds'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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