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Gross K-12 property taxes in Wisconsin are expected to rise by the largest amount since 2009, spurred both by per pupil revenue limit increases and a historic number of approved school district referenda. County property taxes, meanwhile, will rise by the lowest amount in the last decade, leaving state residents with overall increases to their property tax bills that are in line with those of recent years and possibly even less than last year.

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