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Presque Isle, WI town hall & government

Presque Isle spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,708 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Presque Isle's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,708
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$524,000
$849 per resident
Roads & transportation
$777,00046%
Parks & libraries
$275,00016%
Administration & buildings
$188,00011%
Sewer & trash
$141,0008%
Fire
$91,0005%
Interest on debt
$47,0003%
Health & welfare
$20,0001%
Police
$8,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$117,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Presque Isle

Full-time staff
5
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Lakeland Union High School District

Presque Isle's high school district, shared with Arbor Vitae, Boulder Junction, Hazelhurst, Lac du Flambeau, Lake Tomahawk and Land O'Lakes. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,336
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
726
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $23,336 per pupil, $12,581 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 Presque Isle: North Lakeland School District ($28,855 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Presque Isle pay

Typical tax bill
$3,077
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$394,300
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 Presque Isle's government

🏛️ Official websitepiwi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Presque Isle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Presque Isle

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

All of Presque Isle'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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