Town Hall · Shullsburg

Shullsburg, WI town hall & government

Shullsburg spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,704 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shullsburg's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,704
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$2,107 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million36%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million29%
Sewer & trash
$656,00015%
Parks & libraries
$243,0006%
Police
$156,0004%
Administration & buildings
$155,0004%
Fire
$143,0003%
Interest on debt
$114,0003%
Health & welfare
$18,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$58,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shullsburg

Full-time staff
7
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shullsburg School District

Shullsburg's K–12 school district, shared with White Oak Springs, Shullsburg, Monticello and Seymour. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,785
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
312
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 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,785 per pupil, $10,631 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 Shullsburg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,413
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$148,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Shullsburg's government

🏛️ Official websiteshullsburgwisconsin.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shullsburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shullsburg

Shullsburg is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Shullsburg'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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