Phillips, WI town hall & government
Phillips spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,360 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Phillips's government.
Where Phillips's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 27%
- From the state 21%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the federal government 16%
- Utility sales 8%
- From other local governments 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Sales taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Phillips
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Phillips School District
Phillips's K–12 school district, shared with Catawba, Elk, Emery, Flambeau, Harmony and Kennan. 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 45%
- Federal 9%
Of the $17,399 per pupil, $9,106 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 Phillips kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Phillips 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 Phillips's government
Who represents Phillips
Phillips 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.