Town Hall · Rantoul

Rantoul, WI town hall & government

Rantoul spent $697,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $889 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rantoul's money goes

Spent
$697,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$889
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$184,000
$235 per resident
Roads & transportation
$491,00070%
Administration & buildings
$79,00011%
Sewer & trash
$54,0008%
Fire
$52,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Other
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 34%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rantoul

Full-time staff
1
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rantoul didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chilton School District

Rantoul's K–12 school district, shared with Chilton, Charlestown, Brothertown, Chilton and Stockbridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,152
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,082
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $24,152 per pupil, $7,784 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 Rantoul: Hilbert School District ($14,067 per pupil) · Brillion School District ($13,213 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rantoul pay

Typical tax bill
$3,583
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$313,400
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 Rantoul's government

Town hall & decisions in Rantoul →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rantoul

Rantoul is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Rantoul'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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