Town Hall · Packwaukee

Packwaukee, WI town hall & government

Packwaukee spent $430,000 in the year to January 31, 2022, about $304 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Packwaukee's money goes

Spent
$430,000
fiscal year to January 31, 2022
Per resident
$304
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$195,00045%
Administration & buildings
$66,00015%
Parks & libraries
$58,00013%
Fire
$43,00010%
Sewer & trash
$37,0009%
Other
$31,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From the state 28%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Packwaukee

Full-time staff
0
21 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Packwaukee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Montello School District

Packwaukee's K–12 school district, shared with Montello, Buffalo, Shields, Montello and Mecan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,396
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
576
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $19,396 per pupil, $10,470 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 Packwaukee: Westfield School District ($18,536 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Packwaukee pay

Typical tax bill
$2,609
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$200,300
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 Packwaukee's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofpackwaukee.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Packwaukee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Packwaukee

Packwaukee is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Packwaukee'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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