Chambers, NE town hall & government
Chambers spent $1.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $5,103 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chambers's government.
Where Chambers's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 59%
- Other taxes & licenses 14%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Utility sales 6%
- From the state 6%
- Property taxes 4%
- Sales taxes 2%
Who works for Chambers
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Chambers didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Chambers Public Schools
Chambers's K–12 school district, shared with Conley, Chambers, McClure, Shamrock, Lake and Josie. 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 74%
- State 21%
- Federal 4%
Of the $22,144 per pupil, $13,472 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 Chambers kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Chambers 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 Chambers's government
Who represents Chambers
Chambers 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.