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Mount Pleasant, WI town hall & government

Mount Pleasant spent $176.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $6,397 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Pleasant's money goes

Spent
$176.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$6,397
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$267.2 million
$9,683 per resident
Sewer & trash
$13.8 million8%
Fire
$11.2 million6%
Interest on debt
$10.2 million6%
Police
$10 million6%
Roads & transportation
$6.6 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million1%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$746,000<1%
Housing & development
$292,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$88,000<1%
Other
$120.2 million68%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Pleasant

Full-time staff
169
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
54
and 64 full-time firefighters
Fire
65 full-time1 part
Police
59 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
5 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

Racine School District

Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Caledonia, Elmwood Park, North Bay, Racine, Sturtevant and Wind Point. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,522
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
15,963
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$357.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $17,522 per pupil, $10,243 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 Mount Pleasant pay

Typical tax bill
$4,552
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$292,400
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 Mount Pleasant's government

🏛️ Official websitemtpleasantwi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Pleasant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Mount Pleasant'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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