Town Hall · Pleasant Prairie

Pleasant Prairie, WI town hall & government

Pleasant Prairie spent $77.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,533 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Prairie's money goes

Spent
$77.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,533
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$94.1 million
$4,308 per resident
Police
$18.1 million23%
Fire
$12.6 million16%
Roads & transportation
$10.2 million13%
Sewer & trash
$9.6 million12%
Water & other utilities
$7 million9%
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million5%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1 million1%
Health & welfare
$633,0001%
Interest on debt
$516,0001%
Paid to other governments
$387,0001%
Other
$12 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Prairie

Full-time staff
224
264 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
and 40 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
41 full-time252 part
Police
51 full-time
Fire
41 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
37 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
29 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
13 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
8 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westosha Central High School District

Pleasant Prairie's high school district, shared with Bristol, Kenosha, Somers, Brighton, Paris and Paddock Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,534
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,278
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $13,534 per pupil, $7,742 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 Pleasant Prairie: Kenosha School District ($15,060 per pupil) · Bristol No. 1 School District ($27,275 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasant Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$4,934
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$360,400
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.

Local

Contact Pleasant Prairie's government

🏛️ Official websitepleasantprairieonline.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Prairie

Pleasant Prairie is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Pleasant Prairie'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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