Callaway, NE town hall & government
Callaway spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,793 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Callaway's government.
Where Callaway's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 49%
- Fees & charges 25%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 5%
- From the state 4%
- Sales taxes 3%
- From the federal government 2%
Who works for Callaway
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Callaway didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Callaway Public Schools
Callaway's K–12 school district, shared with Delight, Custer, Grant, Triumph, Wood River and Oconto. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal
- Local 71%
- State 24%
- Federal 5%
Of the $25,767 per pupil, $15,678 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.
Which schools Callaway kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Callaway pay
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.
Contact Callaway's government
Who represents Callaway
Callaway is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.
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.