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.
Where Mount Pleasant's money goes
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%
Who works for Mount Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Mount Pleasant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Pleasant pay
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.
Contact Mount Pleasant's government
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.
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.