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How Alexandria is run

Alexandria spent $1.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $7,339 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$1.2 million
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$7,339
Above typical Nebraska cities ($3,940)
Long-term debt
$767,000
$4,565 per resident
City staff
0
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$325
a year · NE $3,549

What stands out about how Alexandria is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $325 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.11% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nebraska$3,549
Alexandria$325
$325
typical bill a year
1.11%
effective rate
$29,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alexandria’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $7,339 per resident a year, or $20.11 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 65% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 60%Other taxes & licenses 16%Interest, fines & other 10%Utility sales 6%From the state 5%Property taxes 2%From other local governments <1%
The school district

Meridian Public Schools

Alexandria’s K–12 school district, shared with Daykin, Tobias, Western. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Alexandria →
$20,995
per pupil · NE $15,602
222
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $20,995 per pupil, $12,824 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 62%State 34%Federal 4%

Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Alexandria

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Alexandria yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Alexandria

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
2
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Alexandria

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Alexandria.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 3
    Nebraska SenateState senator
  3. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  4. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  5. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Alexandria’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitealexandriane.com ↗

Questions about how Alexandria is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Does Alexandria get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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