Town Hall · Springwater

Springwater, WI town hall & government

Springwater spent $571,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $443 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springwater's money goes

Spent
$571,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$443
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$262,00046%
Administration & buildings
$143,00025%
Fire
$133,00023%
Parks & libraries
$25,0004%
Other
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 29%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Springwater

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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. Springwater didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wild Rose School District

Springwater's K–12 school district, shared with Wild Rose, Rose, Saxeville, Leon and Mount Morris. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,104
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
550
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,104 per pupil, $8,513 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 Springwater pay

Typical tax bill
$2,734
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$233,800
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 Springwater's government

Town hall & decisions in Springwater →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springwater

Springwater is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Springwater'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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