Over the last five years the tax levy, on average, increased by $181 million each year. When compared to the status quo of the last five years, Governor Walker’s reforms are keeping an extra $228 million in Wisconsin property taxpayer’s pockets.
In total, 269 school districts have a property tax levy lower or the same as last year and 200 school districts not only lowered their levy, but cut their mill rate.
The following is a list of School Districts reporting a lower tax levy for 2011-12, compared to last year.
Adams-Friendship
Albany
Algoma
Alma
Amery
Appleton
Ashland
Ashwaubenon
Athens
Auburndale
Baldwin-Woodville
Unity (Milltown)
Baraboo
Barron Area
Bayfield
Beaver Dam
*Belmont Community
Beloit
*Beloit Turner
Benton
Birchwood
Wisconsin Heights (Black Earth)
Pecatonica (Blanchardville)
Boulder Junction (North Lakeland)
Boyceville
Brighton #1
Brodhead
Elmbrook (Brookfield)
*Brown Deer
Butternut
Cambridge
Cameron
*Campbellsport
Cedarburg
Cedar Grove - Belgium
Chequamegon
Clear Lake
Clintonville
Cochrane - Fountain City
Coleman
Crandon
Crivitz
Cudahy
Cumberland
Darlington
Kettle Moraine
Delavan-Darien
De Soto
Dodgeville
Drummond
Northland Pines (Eagle River)
East Troy
Edgerton
Elcho
Eleva-Strum
Elkhart Lake - Glenbeulah
Elk Mound
Elmwood
Royall (Elroy)
Erin #2
Fennimore
Lac du Flambeau
Florence County
*Fond du Lac
Fontana
Ft. Atkinson
Fox Point
Maple Dale - Indian Hills
Franklin
Frederic
Northern Ozaukee
North Crawford
Genoa City
Germantown
Gibraltar Area
Gillett
Glenwood City
Goodman-Armstrong
Grafton
Granton Area
Black Hawk (Gratiot)
Greendale
Greenfield
Green Lake
Greenwood
Hamilton (Lisbon) (Sussex)
St. Croix (Central Hamilton)
Hartford UHS
Hartford J #1
Arrowhead UHS
Hartland-Lakeside J #3
Hayward Community
Herman #22
Hilbert
Holmen
Horicon
Howards Grove
Hurley
Hustisford
Iola Scandanavia
Ithaca
Juda
Dodgeland
Kenosha
Kewaunee
Kohler
La Crosse
Ladysmith-Hawkins
La Farge
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS
Lake Geneva J #1
Lake Mills
Lancaster
Laona
Linn J #6
Little Chute
Loyal
Luck
Madison Metropolitan
Manawa
Marion
Markesan
Marshall
Mauston
Mellen
Menonomee Falls
Menomonie Area
Mequon-Thiensville
Merrill
Swallow (Merton J #8)
North Lake (Merton J #7)
Stone Bank (Merton J #4
Middleton-Cross Plains
Mineral Point
Minocqua
Lakeland UHS (Minocqua)
Northwood (Minong)
Monona Grove
Monroe
Montello
Monticello
Mukwonago
Muskego-Norway
Lake Country (Nashotah)
Necedah
Neenah
Nekoosa
New Auburn
New Berlin
New Holstein
New Lisbon
New London
New Richmond
Niagara
*Norris (Vernon)
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton
Norway J #7 (Drought)
*Oak Creek - Franklin
Oconomowoc
Oconto Falls
*Oostburg
Parkview (Orfordville)
Osceola
Oshkosh
Owen-Withee
Pardeeville
Paris J #1
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine
Pepin
Peshtigo
Pewaukee
Phelps
Phillips
Pittsville
Tri-County (Plainfield)
Plum City
Plymouth
Port Edwards
Port Washington-Saukville
Prairie du Chien
Prairie Farm
Prentice
Princeton
Randall J #1 (Bassett)
Randolph
Random Lake
Raymond #14
Rhinelander
Rice Lake
Richfield J #1
Friess Lake (Richfield J #11)
Richland Center
Rio
Ripon
River Falls
River Ridge (Patch Grove)
Rosendale-Brandon
Roshlot
Rubicon J #6 (Saylesville)
St. Croix Falls
*St. Francis
Central-Westosha (Salem)
Sauk Prairie
Sevastopol
Seymour
Shawano-Gresham
Shullsburg
Silver Lake J #1
Siren
Slinger
Solon Springs
Somerset
South Milwaukee
Southern Door County
Spooner
River Valley (Spring Green
Spring Valley
Stevens Point Area
Stockbridge
Sturgeon Bay
Superior
Suring
*Thorp
Three Lakes
Tigerton
*Tomahawk
Trevor-Wilmot
Two Rivers
Union Grove UHS
Union Grove J #1
Valders
Wabeno
Walworth J #1
Washburn
Washington
Waterford UHS
Waukesha
Waupaca
Waupun
Wausau
Wausaukee
Wauwatosa
Wauzeka-Steuben
Webster
West Allis
West Bend
*Westby Area
Westfield
Weston (Ironton) (Cazenovia)
*West Salem
Weyauwega-Fremont
Wheatland J #1
Whitefish Bay
Whitehall
White Lake
Whitewater
Whitnall (Hales Corners)
Wild Rose
Williams Bay
*Wilmot UHS (Salem)
Winneconne Community
Winter
Wisconsin Dells
Wonewoc-Union Center
Woodruff J #1
*Wrightstown Community
Yorkville J #2
(* = same as last year)
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For more information:
Information about the survey results can be found at: http://walker.wi.gov/journal_media_detail.asp?prid=6085&locid=177
The survey results also show that while lowering property tax levies the outcomes were better than years were spending increased: http://walker.wi.gov/journal_media_detail.asp?prid=6087&locid=177
LFB Reference: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2011-13%20Budget/2011_07_05%20property%20tax%20estimates.pdf
DPI Reference: http://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/taxlevy.html
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