Town Hall · Roosevelt

Roosevelt, WI town hall & government

Roosevelt spent $243,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,185 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roosevelt's money goes

Spent
$243,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,185
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$97,000
$473 per resident
Roads & transportation
$198,00081%
Administration & buildings
$25,00010%
Fire
$10,0004%
Health & welfare
$2,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$7,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 55%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Roosevelt

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Shell Lake School District

Roosevelt's K–12 school district, shared with Barronett, Shell Lake, Dewey, Bashaw, Sarona and Beaver Brook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,985
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,985 per pupil, $9,333 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 Roosevelt: Cumberland School District ($15,931 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Roosevelt pay

Typical tax bill
$1,854
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$242,900
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 Roosevelt's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofroosevelt.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Roosevelt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roosevelt

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

All of Roosevelt'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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