Blue Mounds, WI town hall & government
Blue Mounds spent $711,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $771 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Blue Mounds's government.
Where Blue Mounds's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 54%
- From the state 20%
- Fees & charges 12%
- From the federal government 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Blue Mounds
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Blue Mounds didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Mount Horeb Area School District
Blue Mounds's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mounds, Mount Horeb, Springdale, Perry, Primrose and Cross Plains. 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 44%
- State 51%
- Federal 5%
Of the $15,769 per pupil, $8,453 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 Blue Mounds: Barneveld School District ($15,393 per pupil).
Which schools Blue Mounds kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Blue Mounds 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 Blue Mounds's government
Who represents Blue Mounds
Blue Mounds is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. 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.