Central, NE town hall & government
Central spent $32,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $416 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Central's government.
Where Central's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Central City Public Schools
Central's K–12 school district, shared with Central City, Midland, Lone Tree, Mead, Prairie Creek and Chapman. 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 68%
- State 25%
- Federal 7%
Of the $17,023 per pupil, $9,810 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 Central: High Plains Community Schools ($26,712 per pupil).
Which schools Central kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Central's government
Who represents Central
Central 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.