Center, NE town hall & government
Center spent $263,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,023 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Center's government.
Where Center's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 41%
- Utility sales 34%
- From the state 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Property taxes 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Center
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Creighton Community Public Schools
Center's K–12 school district, shared with Bazile Mills, Creighton, Creighton, Miller, Winnetoon and Cleveland. 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 69%
- State 23%
- Federal 8%
Of the $18,457 per pupil, $12,598 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.
Also serving Center: Verdigre Public Schools ($22,307 per pupil) · Bloomfield Community Schools ($20,429 per pupil).
Which schools Center kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Center's government
Who represents Center
Center 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.