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Spring Valley, WI town hall & government

Spring Valley spent $6.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,762 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Valley's money goes

Spent
$6.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,762
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$12 million
$9,089 per resident
Health & welfare
$3.5 million56%
Roads & transportation
$873,00014%
Water & other utilities
$497,0008%
Sewer & trash
$452,0007%
Interest on debt
$229,0004%
Parks & libraries
$219,0003%
Police
$129,0002%
Administration & buildings
$121,0002%
Fire
$106,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,000<1%
Other
$126,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 49%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Valley

Full-time staff
4
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
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

Spring Valley School District

Spring Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Wilson, Gilman, Cady, Spring Lake and El Paso. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,000
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
666
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,000 per pupil, $8,353 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 Spring Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,564
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$198,900
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 Spring Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Valley

Spring Valley is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Derrick Van Orden and Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Spring Valley'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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