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Butte, NE town hall & government

Butte spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,656 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Butte's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,656
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$5,395 per resident
Housing & development
$314,00030%
Water & other utilities
$213,00020%
Roads & transportation
$137,00013%
Administration & buildings
$128,00012%
Interest on debt
$56,0005%
Sewer & trash
$46,0004%
Parks & libraries
$23,0002%
Police
$6,0001%
Fire
$4,000<1%
Other
$137,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Butte

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
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

Boyd County Schools

Butte's K–12 school district, shared with Anoka, Bristow, Bristow, Bush, Butte and Gross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,040
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
322
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,040 per pupil, $12,388 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 Butte pay

Typical tax bill
$788
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$67,100
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 Butte's government

🏛️ Official websitebuttenebraska.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Butte →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butte

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

All of Butte'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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