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Thornapple, WI town hall & government

Thornapple spent $170,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $217 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Thornapple's money goes

Spent
$170,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$217
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$95,00056%
Administration & buildings
$39,00023%
Fire
$20,00012%
Sewer & trash
$4,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$11,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 66%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 16%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Thornapple

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bruce School District

Thornapple's K–12 school district, shared with Bruce, Exeland, Murry, Weirgor, Atlanta and Big Bend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,617
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
410
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 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,617 per pupil, $10,627 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 Thornapple: Ladysmith School District ($15,328 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Thornapple pay

Typical tax bill
$1,616
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$180,900
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 Thornapple's government

Town hall & decisions in Thornapple →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thornapple

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

All of Thornapple'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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