Town Hall · Marcellon

Marcellon, WI town hall & government

Marcellon spent $460,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $413 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marcellon's money goes

Spent
$460,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$413
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$140,000
$126 per resident
Roads & transportation
$332,00072%
Administration & buildings
$44,00010%
Fire
$42,0009%
Health & welfare
$30,0007%
Sewer & trash
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 40%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marcellon

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Pardeeville Area School District

Marcellon's K–12 school district, shared with Pardeeville, Wyocena, Wyocena and Scott. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,751
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
862
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,751 per pupil, $8,239 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 Marcellon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,317
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$317,100
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 Marcellon's government

Town hall & decisions in Marcellon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marcellon

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

All of Marcellon'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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