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Spider Lake, WI town hall & government

Spider Lake spent $839,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,468 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spider Lake's money goes

Spent
$839,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,468
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$553,00066%
Administration & buildings
$119,00014%
Fire
$75,0009%
Sewer & trash
$28,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Other
$58,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Spider Lake

Full-time staff
1
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Spider Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Bass Lake, Hayward, Lenroot, Round Lake, Stinnett 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.

Also serving Spider Lake: Chequamegon School District ($17,688 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spider Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$3,301
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$304,800
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 Spider Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Spider Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spider Lake

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

All of Spider 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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