Town Hall · Shawano

Shawano, WI town hall & government

Shawano spent $48.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,289 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shawano's money goes

Spent
$48.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$5,289
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$56.5 million
$6,152 per resident
Water & other utilities
$26 million53%
Sewer & trash
$5.2 million11%
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$3.6 million7%
Police
$3.4 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million3%
Fire
$438,0001%
Health & welfare
$277,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$256,0001%
Other
$2.4 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 56%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shawano

Full-time staff
60
67 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time46 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

Shawano School District

Shawano's K–12 school district, shared with Wescott, Richmond, Belle Plaine, Waukechon and Herman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,519
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,157
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,519 per pupil, $7,817 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 Shawano pay

Typical tax bill
$2,712
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$160,800
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.

Local

Contact Shawano's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofshawano.com ↗
Town hall phone(715) 526-6138

Town hall & decisions in Shawano →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shawano

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

All of Shawano'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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