Town Hall · Poynette

Poynette, WI town hall & government

Poynette spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,511 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Poynette's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,511
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$1,730 per resident
Roads & transportation
$739,00020%
Police
$655,00017%
Parks & libraries
$602,00016%
Sewer & trash
$586,00015%
Water & other utilities
$416,00011%
Administration & buildings
$317,0008%
Fire
$192,0005%
Interest on debt
$101,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0002%
Paid to other governments
$15,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Housing & development
$6,000<1%
Other
$82,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Poynette

Full-time staff
14
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Poynette School District

Poynette's K–12 school district, shared with Arlington, Dekorra, Arlington, Lowville and Leeds. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,618
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
995
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,618 per pupil, $8,541 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 Poynette pay

Typical tax bill
$4,910
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.66%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$296,600
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.

Local

Contact Poynette's government

Town hall & decisions in Poynette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Poynette

Poynette is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Poynette'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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