Town Hall · Pershing

Pershing, WI town hall & government

Pershing spent $264,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,509 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pershing's money goes

Spent
$264,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,509
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$207,00078%
Administration & buildings
$35,00013%
Fire
$13,0005%
Sewer & trash
$4,0002%
Other
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Pershing

Full-time staff
9
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$12,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gilman School District

Pershing's K–12 school district, shared with Aurora, Cleveland, Ford, Gilman, Jump River and Lublin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,256
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$408,000
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $22,256 per pupil, $10,432 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 Pershing pay

Typical tax bill
$2,409
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$171,900
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 Pershing's government

Town hall & decisions in Pershing →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pershing

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

All of Pershing'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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