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Wisconsin Library Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 360
Median expenditures $251K
25th–75th percentile $131K  –  $693K
Total spend $269.7M
  1. #1
    Milwaukee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 576,181
    Expenditures $29.7M
    Revenue $31.3M
  2. #2
    Madison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 301,271
    Expenditures $20.3M
    Revenue $23.3M
  3. #3
    Brown County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 271,348
    Expenditures $7.1M
    Revenue $7.3M
  4. #4
    Kenosha Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 137,534
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $8.5M
  5. #5
    L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 89,105
    Expenditures $5.2M
    Revenue $7.1M
  6. #6
    LA Crosse Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 51,978
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $5.1M
  7. #7
    Appleton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 104,590
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $4.9M
  8. #8
    Waukesha Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 88,215
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.5M
  9. #9
    Hedberg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 80,900
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.3M
  10. #10
    Racine Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 137,129
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.5M
  11. #11
    MEAD Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 64,119
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.2M
  12. #12
    Marathon County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 134,717
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.1M
  13. #13
    Oshkosh Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 81,574
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.0M
  14. #14
    FOND DU LAC Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,773
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $3.6M
  15. #15
    Brookfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,291
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.4M
  16. #16
    Wauwatosa Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,947
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.2M
  17. #17
    SUN Prairie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,310
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.0M
  18. #18
    Neenah Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,935
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.5M
  19. #19
    Middleton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,661
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.5M
  20. #20
    Manitowoc Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 53,991
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.8M
  21. #21
    Beloit Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,544
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.3M
  22. #22
    Verona Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,092
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.3M
  23. #23
    LA Crosse County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,387
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.4M
  24. #24
    Fitchburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,431
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.4M
  25. #25
    Menomonee Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,806
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.2M
  26. #26
    Portage County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,466
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.1M
  27. #27
    DOOR County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,530
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  28. #28
    WEST Allis Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 62,989
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.4M
  29. #29
    Elisha D. Smith Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,916
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.9M
  30. #30
    Greenfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,720
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  31. #31
    NEW Berlin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,826
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.8M
  32. #32
    WEST BEND Community Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,850
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  33. #33
    Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,916
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  34. #34
    Franklin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,811
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  35. #35
    Waunakee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,864
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.6M
  36. #36
    Mcmillan Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,488
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.9M
  37. #37
    Superior Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,392
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $2.0M
  38. #38
    Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,704
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.5M
  39. #39
    Muskego Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,712
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  40. #40
    Pauline Haass Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,943
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  41. #41
    Kaukauna Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,446
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  42. #42
    River Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,806
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.5M
  43. #43
    Frank L. Weyenberg Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,008
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  44. #44
    Oconomowoc Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,770
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  45. #45
    Pewaukee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,172
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  46. #46
    Mukwonago Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,426
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  47. #47
    Watertown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,853
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  48. #48
    Monroe Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,565
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  49. #49
    Shorewood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,687
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.4M
  50. #50
    Germantown Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,290
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  51. #51
    Cedarburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,965
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  52. #52
    OAK Creek Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,258
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  53. #53
    Oregon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,267
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  54. #54
    Chippewa Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 42,520
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  55. #55
    Stoughton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,208
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  56. #56
    Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service
    FY 2023 pop. 41,640
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  57. #57
    E.D. Locke Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,089
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  58. #58
    North Shore Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,112
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  59. #59
    T.B. Scott FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,728
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  60. #60
    Deforest AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,136
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  61. #61
    Menomonie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,337
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  62. #62
    Rhinelander District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,221
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  63. #63
    Beaver DAM Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,273
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  64. #64
    JACK Russell Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,937
    Expenditures $1000K
    Revenue $1.2M
  65. #65
    Cudahy Family Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,002
    Expenditures $991K
    Revenue $1.0M
  66. #66
    Hudson AREA Joint Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,633
    Expenditures $990K
    Revenue $1.1M
  67. #67
    LAKE Geneva Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,370
    Expenditures $973K
    Revenue $982K
  68. #68
    Waupaca AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,697
    Expenditures $958K
    Revenue $978K
  69. #69
    Whitefish BAY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,784
    Expenditures $944K
    Revenue $1.1M
  70. #70
    Dwight Foster Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,952
    Expenditures $939K
    Revenue $953K
  71. #71
    Matheson Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,817
    Expenditures $922K
    Revenue $992K
  72. #72
    Platteville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,640
    Expenditures $921K
    Revenue $960K
  73. #73
    Lester Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,464
    Expenditures $910K
    Revenue $910K
  74. #74
    Shawano County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,092
    Expenditures $894K
    Revenue $899K
  75. #75
    Delafield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,954
    Expenditures $886K
    Revenue $889K
  76. #76
    Monona Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,263
    Expenditures $884K
    Revenue $959K
  77. #77
    Irvin L. Young Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,262
    Expenditures $872K
    Revenue $875K
  78. #78
    Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,416
    Expenditures $870K
    Revenue $910K
  79. #79
    Carnegie-schadde Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,683
    Expenditures $869K
    Revenue $1.0M
  80. #80
    Portage Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,255
    Expenditures $848K
    Revenue $869K
  81. #81
    RICE LAKE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,138
    Expenditures $833K
    Revenue $1.1M
  82. #82
    U.s.s. Liberty Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,533
    Expenditures $815K
    Revenue $940K
  83. #83
    Reedsburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,645
    Expenditures $770K
    Revenue $814K
  84. #84
    Mount Horeb Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,849
    Expenditures $751K
    Revenue $769K
  85. #85
    Waupun Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,084
    Expenditures $742K
    Revenue $743K
  86. #86
    Burlington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,564
    Expenditures $739K
    Revenue $767K
  87. #87
    Hartland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,772
    Expenditures $718K
    Revenue $807K
  88. #88
    Brown DEER Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,005
    Expenditures $710K
    Revenue $573K
  89. #89
    Altoona Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,050
    Expenditures $709K
    Revenue $709K
  90. #90
    South Milwaukee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,526
    Expenditures $704K
    Revenue $758K
  91. #91
    Greendale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,692
    Expenditures $689K
    Revenue $724K
  92. #92
    Antigo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,311
    Expenditures $681K
    Revenue $706K
  93. #93
    Jefferson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,205
    Expenditures $677K
    Revenue $698K
  94. #94
    Ripon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,523
    Expenditures $671K
    Revenue $673K
  95. #95
    TOWN HALL Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,932
    Expenditures $666K
    Revenue $697K
  96. #96
    ST. Francis Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,060
    Expenditures $657K
    Revenue $1.0M
  97. #97
    Waterford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,403
    Expenditures $656K
    Revenue $690K
  98. #98
    W.J. Niederkorn Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,219
    Expenditures $650K
    Revenue $665K
  99. #99
    Hales Corners Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,587
    Expenditures $641K
    Revenue $729K
  100. #100
    RUTH Culver Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,546
    Expenditures $624K
    Revenue $633K