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Sun Prairie, WI town hall & government

Sun Prairie spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $536 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sun Prairie's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$536
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$636,00048%
Fire
$182,00014%
Administration & buildings
$172,00013%
Sewer & trash
$146,00011%
Health & welfare
$112,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38,0003%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Police
$7,0001%
Other
$23,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sun Prairie

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
0 full-time1 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

Sun Prairie Area School District

Sun Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Sun Prairie, Bristol and Burke. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,847
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
8,411
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$300.5 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 6%

Of the $15,847 per pupil, $8,875 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 Sun Prairie: Marshall School District ($18,515 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sun Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$5,088
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$373,800
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 Sun Prairie's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sun Prairie

Sun Prairie is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Sun 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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