Town Hall · Stanley

Stanley, WI town hall & government

Stanley spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,972 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stanley's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,972
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$29.6 million
$7,994 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million21%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million21%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1 million14%
Police
$690,0009%
Roads & transportation
$573,0008%
Administration & buildings
$265,0004%
Fire
$180,0002%
Health & welfare
$56,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Other
$225,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stanley

Full-time staff
14
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Police
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 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

Stanley-Boyd Area School District

Stanley's K–12 school district, shared with Boyd, Delmar, Edson, Worden, Colburn and Thorp. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,938
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,066
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 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,938 per pupil, $8,321 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 Stanley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,492
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$167,400
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 Stanley's government

Town hall & decisions in Stanley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stanley

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

All of Stanley'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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