Town Hall · Star Prairie

Star Prairie, WI town hall & government

Star Prairie spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,893 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Star Prairie's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,893
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$4,710 per resident
Sewer & trash
$157,00015%
Water & other utilities
$94,0009%
Roads & transportation
$90,0009%
Administration & buildings
$80,0008%
Fire
$57,0005%
Interest on debt
$56,0005%
Police
$38,0004%
Parks & libraries
$32,0003%
Paid to other governments
$26,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$396,00038%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 39%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Star Prairie

Full-time staff
5
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Star Prairie didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Richmond School District

Star Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with New Richmond, Richmond, Stanton, Erin Prairie, Star Prairie and Cylon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,892
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,532
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$117.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,892 per pupil, $8,212 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 Star Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$3,208
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$283,500
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 Star Prairie's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofstarprairie.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Star Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Star Prairie

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

All of Star Prairie'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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