Town Hall · Prentice

Prentice, WI town hall & government

Prentice spent $882,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,477 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Prentice's money goes

Spent

$882,000

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$1,477

typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033

Long-term debt

$1.3 million

$2,102 per resident

Sewer & trash

$261,00030%

Water & other utilities

$143,00016%

Fire

$123,00014%

Roads & transportation

$107,00012%

Administration & buildings

$104,00012%

Parks & libraries

$69,0008%

Interest on debt

$42,0005%

Health & welfare

$12,0001%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$1,000<1%

Other

$20,0002%

Where the money comes from

From the state 28%
Fees & charges 27%
Property taxes 12%
From other local governments 12%
Utility sales 9%
Interest, fines & other 8%
From the federal government 3%
Other taxes & licenses <1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Prentice

Full-time staff

3 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$59,000

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

1 full-time2 part

Roads & transportation

1 full-time1 part

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. Prentice didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prentice School District

Prentice's K–12 school district, shared with Knox, Lynne, Ogema, Prentice, Somo and Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$17,591

Wisconsin: $16,459

Students

335

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$5.7 million

at year end

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

Local 39%
State 52%
Federal 9%

Of the $17,591 per pupil, $10,600 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.

Which schools Prentice kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Prentice pay

Typical tax bill

$1,424

a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792

Effective rate

1.31%

of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%

Typical home value

$108,800

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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Prentice's government

Town hall & decisions in Prentice →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Prentice

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

All of Prentice'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.