Town Hall · Bone Lake

Bone Lake, WI town hall & government

Bone Lake spent $251,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $346 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bone Lake's money goes

Spent
$251,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$346
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$15,000
$21 per resident
Roads & transportation
$132,00053%
Fire
$52,00021%
Administration & buildings
$42,00017%
Health & welfare
$9,0004%
Interest on debt
$4,0002%
Other
$12,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • From the state 38%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bone Lake

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Luck School District

Bone Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Luck, Laketown, Luck and McKinley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,929
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
379
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $19,929 per pupil, $9,549 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 Bone Lake: Frederic School District ($17,506 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bone Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$2,922
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$279,300
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 Bone Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Bone Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bone Lake

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

All of Bone Lake'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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