Town Hall · Lenroot

Lenroot, WI town hall & government

Lenroot spent $925,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $710 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lenroot's money goes

Spent
$925,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$710
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$425,000
$326 per resident
Roads & transportation
$720,00078%
Administration & buildings
$92,00010%
Fire
$48,0005%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Sewer & trash
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$43,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 41%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lenroot

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hayward Community School District

Lenroot's K–12 school district, shared with Bass Lake, Hayward, Round Lake, Stinnett, Spider Lake and Hayward. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,052
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,891
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,052 per pupil, $8,909 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 Lenroot pay

Typical tax bill
$1,989
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$300,700
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 Lenroot's government

Town hall & decisions in Lenroot →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lenroot

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

All of Lenroot'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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