Akan, WI town hall & government
Akan spent $745,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,915 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Akan's government.
Where Akan's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 40%
- From the state 34%
- Property taxes 24%
- Fees & charges 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Akan
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Richland School District
Akan's K–12 school district, shared with Boaz, Dayton, Marshall, Richland Center, Rockbridge and Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 38%
- State 54%
- Federal 9%
Of the $19,011 per pupil, $9,312 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 Akan: Riverdale School District ($22,335 per pupil).
Which schools Akan kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Akan pay
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.
Contact Akan's government
Who represents Akan
Akan is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.
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.