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Rib Falls, WI town hall & government

Rib Falls spent $358,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $351 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rib Falls's money goes

Spent
$358,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$351
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$209,00058%
Sewer & trash
$62,00017%
Administration & buildings
$41,00011%
Fire
$35,00010%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rib Falls

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$18,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Marathon City School District

Rib Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Marathon City, Marathon, Cassel and Stettin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,005
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
776
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,005 per pupil, $7,210 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 Rib Falls: Edgar School District ($13,488 per pupil) · Athens School District ($13,678 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rib Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$3,448
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$299,400
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 Rib Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Rib Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rib Falls

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

All of Rib Falls'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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