Town Hall · Apple River

Apple River, WI town hall & government

Apple River spent $325,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $282 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Apple River's money goes

Spent
$325,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$282
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$120,000
$104 per resident
Roads & transportation
$113,00035%
Fire
$92,00028%
Administration & buildings
$60,00018%
Health & welfare
$19,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0005%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$21,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Apple River

Full-time staff
0
38 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time32 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Amery School District

Apple River's K–12 school district, shared with Amery, Deer Park, Lincoln, Garfield, Alden and Black Brook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,449
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,326
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,449 per pupil, $9,984 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 Apple River: Unity School District ($14,703 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Apple River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,996
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$263,300
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 Apple River's government

Town hall & decisions in Apple River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Apple River

Apple River is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Apple River'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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