Town Hall · Morris

Morris, WI town hall & government

Morris spent $299,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $670 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Morris's money goes

Spent
$299,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$670
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$158,00053%
Administration & buildings
$53,00018%
Sewer & trash
$42,00014%
Health & welfare
$26,0009%
Fire
$15,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Morris

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
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

Tigerton School District

Morris's K–12 school district, shared with Fairbanks, Tigerton, Germania and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,853
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
245
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,853 per pupil, $9,914 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 Morris: Bowler School District ($23,794 per pupil) · Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District ($12,976 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Morris pay

Typical tax bill
$2,352
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$169,000
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 Morris's government

Town hall & decisions in Morris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Morris

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

All of Morris'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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