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Whitestown, WI town hall & government

Whitestown spent $423,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $794 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Whitestown's money goes

Spent
$423,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$794
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$204,000
$383 per resident
Roads & transportation
$325,00077%
Administration & buildings
$44,00010%
Fire
$18,0004%
Sewer & trash
$17,0004%
Interest on debt
$7,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$9,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 65%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Whitestown

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District

Whitestown's K–12 school district, shared with Norwalk, Ontario, Wilton, Sheldon, Wilton and Ridgeville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,103
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
604
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $15,103 per pupil, $9,591 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 Whitestown: La Farge School District ($19,438 per pupil) · Hillsboro School District ($19,568 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Whitestown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,787
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$195,600
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 Whitestown's government

Town hall & decisions in Whitestown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whitestown

Whitestown is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Whitestown'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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