Clarks, NE town hall & government
Clarks spent $815,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,362 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clarks's government.
Where Clarks's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 31%
- Sales taxes 20%
- Property taxes 17%
- Fees & charges 15%
- From the state 14%
- From other local governments 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Clarks
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
High Plains Community Schools
Clarks's K–12 school district, shared with Hordville, Polk, Prairie Island, Clarksville and Central. 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 75%
- State 22%
- Federal 3%
Of the $26,712 per pupil, $14,344 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 Clarks kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Clarks 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 Clarks's government
Who represents Clarks
Clarks 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.