Town Hall · Pine Grove

Pine Grove, WI town hall & government

Pine Grove spent $505,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $548 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pine Grove's money goes

Spent
$505,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$548
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$581,000
$630 per resident
Roads & transportation
$250,00050%
Sewer & trash
$93,00018%
Administration & buildings
$80,00016%
Fire
$37,0007%
Interest on debt
$21,0004%
Health & welfare
$16,0003%
Police
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pine Grove

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
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

Tri-County Area School District

Pine Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Hancock, Hancock, Leola, Plainfield, Plainfield and Oasis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,562
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
573
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 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,562 per pupil, $9,623 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 Pine Grove: Almond-Bancroft School District ($18,360 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pine Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,667
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$113,600
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 Pine Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Pine Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Grove

Pine Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Pine Grove'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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