Town Hall · McKinley

McKinley, WI town hall & government

McKinley spent $255,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $731 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where McKinley's money goes

Spent
$255,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$731
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$125,000
$358 per resident
Roads & transportation
$174,00068%
Administration & buildings
$41,00016%
Fire
$15,0006%
Interest on debt
$5,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for McKinley

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
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

McKinley's K–12 school district, shared with Luck, Laketown, Bone Lake and Luck. 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 McKinley: Cumberland School District ($15,931 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in McKinley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,135
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$219,700
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 McKinley's government

Town hall & decisions in McKinley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McKinley

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

All of McKinley'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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