Town Hall · Little Chute

Little Chute, WI town hall & government

Little Chute spent $25.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,065 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Little Chute's money goes

Spent
$25.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,065
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$37.3 million
$3,072 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.2 million21%
Police
$4.2 million17%
Sewer & trash
$3.8 million15%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million10%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million8%
Administration & buildings
$890,0004%
Fire
$710,0003%
Interest on debt
$677,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$357,0001%
Other
$4.7 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 12%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Little Chute

Full-time staff
72
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
30 full-time21 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Little Chute Area School District

Little Chute's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,110
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,567
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,110 per pupil, $8,110 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 Little Chute: Kaukauna Area School District ($12,506 per pupil) · Appleton Area School District ($14,628 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Little Chute pay

Typical tax bill
$3,399
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$245,800
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.

Local

Contact Little Chute's government

🏛️ Official websitelittlechutewi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Little Chute →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Little Chute

Little Chute is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Little Chute'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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