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Round Lake, WI town hall & government

Round Lake spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,284 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Round Lake's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,284
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$26,000
$26 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million81%
Administration & buildings
$141,00011%
Fire
$76,0006%
Sewer & trash
$18,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Round Lake

Full-time staff
2
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Hayward Community School District

Round Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Bass Lake, Hayward, Lenroot, Stinnett, Spider Lake and Hayward. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,052
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,891
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,052 per pupil, $8,909 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 Round Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$2,618
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$397,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Round Lake's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofroundlakewi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Round Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Round Lake

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

All of Round Lake'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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