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Sharon, WI town hall & government

Sharon spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,761 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sharon's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,761
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$1,681 per resident
Police
$518,00019%
Water & other utilities
$433,00016%
Sewer & trash
$417,00015%
Parks & libraries
$318,00012%
Roads & transportation
$242,0009%
Administration & buildings
$210,0008%
Fire
$195,0007%
Interest on debt
$100,0004%
Health & welfare
$88,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$65,0002%
Other
$137,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sharon

Full-time staff
15
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Big Foot Union High School District

Sharon's high school district, shared with Delavan, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Sharon, Walworth, Walworth and Williams Bay. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,053
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,053 per pupil, $8,590 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 Sharon: Sharon Joint No. 11 School District ($19,902 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sharon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,715
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.99%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$186,700
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 Sharon's government

Town hall & decisions in Sharon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sharon

Sharon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Sharon'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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