Town Hall · Ashland

Ashland, NE town hall & government

Ashland spent $4.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,778 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ashland's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,778
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$778 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million23%
Sewer & trash
$980,00020%
Parks & libraries
$592,00012%
Housing & development
$515,00011%
Police
$355,0007%
Water & other utilities
$336,0007%
Administration & buildings
$330,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$268,0006%
Fire
$227,0005%
Interest on debt
$113,0002%
Other
$31,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ashland

Full-time staff
24
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Police
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools

Ashland's K–12 school district, shared with Greenwood, Ashland, Memphis, Clear Creek and Marble. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,099
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
1,102
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$74.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,099 per pupil, $8,650 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 Ashland pay

Typical tax bill
$3,311
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$249,700
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.

Local

Contact Ashland's government

🏛️ Official websiteashland-ne.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ashland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashland

Ashland is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Don Bacon. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Ashland'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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