Town Hall · Sumner

Sumner, WI town hall & government

Sumner spent $450,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $573 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sumner's money goes

Spent
$450,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$573
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$357,00079%
Administration & buildings
$56,00012%
Fire
$16,0004%
Parks & libraries
$13,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 36%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sumner

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cameron School District

Sumner's K–12 school district, shared with Cameron, Stanley and Prairie Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,703
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,187
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,703 per pupil, $8,278 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 Sumner: Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District ($14,821 per pupil) · Rice Lake Area School District ($15,567 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sumner pay

Typical tax bill
$3,355
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$302,100
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 Sumner's government

Town hall & decisions in Sumner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sumner

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

All of Sumner'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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