Town Hall · Plover

Plover, WI town hall & government

Plover spent $235,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $340 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plover's money goes

Spent
$235,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$340
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$103,000
$149 per resident
Roads & transportation
$97,00041%
Administration & buildings
$64,00027%
Sewer & trash
$44,00019%
Fire
$13,0006%
Interest on debt
$7,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$9,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • From the state 37%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Plover collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Plover

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 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

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

Plover's K–12 school district, shared with Birnamwood, Birnamwood, Eland, Elderon, Elderon and Franzen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,976
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,166
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,976 per pupil, $7,214 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 Plover: Antigo School District ($17,507 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Plover pay

Typical tax bill
$3,027
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$174,600
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 Plover's government

Town hall & decisions in Plover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plover

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

All of Plover'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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