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Summit, WI town hall & government

Summit spent $5.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,119 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summit's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,119
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
$2,839 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million28%
Police
$1.6 million27%
Roads & transportation
$771,00013%
Interest on debt
$643,00011%
Administration & buildings
$460,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$408,0007%
Parks & libraries
$231,0004%
Fire
$39,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$95,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Summit

Full-time staff
22
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
0 full-time6 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

Oconomowoc Area School District

Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Lac La Belle, Oconomowoc, Oconomowoc Lake, Oconomowoc, Ixonia and Ashippun. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,421
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,951
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$63.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,421 per pupil, $8,626 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 Summit: Kettle Moraine School District ($15,101 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$5,332
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$533,300
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 Summit's government

Town hall & decisions in Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit

Summit is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Summit'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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