Athens, WI town hall & government
Athens spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,346 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Athens's government.
Where Athens's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 29%
- Property taxes 23%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Interest, fines & other 18%
- Utility sales 5%
- From other local governments 5%
- From the federal government 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Athens
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Athens didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Athens School District
Athens's K–12 school district, shared with Halsey, Hamburg, Bern, Johnson and Rietbrock. 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 46%
- State 49%
- Federal 6%
Of the $13,678 per pupil, $7,403 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.
Which schools Athens kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Athens 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 Athens's government
Who represents Athens
Athens is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. 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.