Town Hall · Plover

Plover, WI town hall & government

Plover spent $21.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,639 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
$21.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,639
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$31.9 million
$2,407 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.6 million17%
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million16%
Police
$3.1 million14%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million13%
Water & other utilities
$2.8 million13%
Fire
$1.3 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million6%
Administration & buildings
$780,0004%
Health & welfare
$680,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$181,0001%
Other
$1.6 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 13%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plover

Full-time staff
74
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
26 full-time
Roads & transportation
13 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time11 part
Fire
3 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
3 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

Stevens Point Area School District

Plover's K–12 school district, shared with Dewey, Eau Pleine, Hull, Junction City, Linwood and Milladore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,371
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
6,980
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$74.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,371 per pupil, $9,230 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 Plover pay

Typical tax bill
$4,157
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$269,800
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 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 Derrick Van Orden. 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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