Town Hall · Arapahoe

Arapahoe, NE town hall & government

Arapahoe spent $4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4,041 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arapahoe's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,041
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$2,569 per resident
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million43%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million33%
Roads & transportation
$293,0007%
Administration & buildings
$187,0005%
Housing & development
$140,0004%
Interest on debt
$64,0002%
Sewer & trash
$63,0002%
Police
$56,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,0001%
Fire
$36,0001%
Health & welfare
$26,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Arapahoe

Full-time staff
5
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,000
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
1 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arapahoe Public Schools

Arapahoe's K–12 school district, shared with Holbrook and Edison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,474
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
321
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 73%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,474 per pupil, $8,903 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Arapahoe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,477
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$97,400
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 Arapahoe's government

🏛️ Official websitearapahoenebraska.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Arapahoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arapahoe

Arapahoe is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Arapahoe'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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