Town Hall · Shanagolden

Shanagolden, WI town hall & government

Shanagolden spent $331,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,736 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shanagolden's money goes

Spent
$331,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,736
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$222,00067%
Administration & buildings
$40,00012%
Health & welfare
$26,0008%
Fire
$25,0008%
Sewer & trash
$13,0004%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 79%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shanagolden

Full-time staff
2
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Chequamegon School District

Shanagolden's K–12 school district, shared with Eisenstein, Fifield, Gordon, Jacobs, Park Falls and Peeksville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,688
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
664
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,688 per pupil, $9,631 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 Shanagolden pay

Typical tax bill
$1,656
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$124,400
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 Shanagolden's government

Town hall & decisions in Shanagolden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shanagolden

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

All of Shanagolden'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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