Town Hall · Orienta

Orienta, WI town hall & government

Orienta spent $234,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,872 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orienta's money goes

Spent
$234,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,872
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$53,000
$424 per resident
Roads & transportation
$153,00065%
Administration & buildings
$42,00018%
Fire
$20,0009%
Health & welfare
$12,0005%
Sewer & trash
$4,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Orienta

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,700
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

South Shore School District

Orienta's K–12 school district, shared with Bell, Clover, Port Wing, Tripp and Oulu. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,549
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
206
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 64%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,549 per pupil, $11,010 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 Orienta pay

Typical tax bill
$1,625
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$213,600
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 Orienta's government

Town hall & decisions in Orienta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orienta

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

All of Orienta'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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