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How Coleridge is run

Coleridge spent $822,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,819 per resident.

Town website
Photo: Ammodramus
City budget
$822,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,819
Below typical Nebraska cities ($3,940)
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$2,588 per resident
City staff
3
full-time · 15 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,335
a year · NE $3,549

What stands out about how Coleridge is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,819 per resident a year, or $4.98 a day

The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 27% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 83%Utility sales 4%Property taxes 4%From the state 3%Other taxes & licenses 2%Interest, fines & other 2%Sales taxes 1%From other local governments 1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,335 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.53% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Nebraska$3,549
Coleridge$1,335
$1,335
typical bill a year
1.53%
effective rate
$87,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Coleridge’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School

Coleridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Concord, Laurel, Dixon, Clark, Concord and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Coleridge →
$26,025
per pupil · NE $15,602
396
students
$15.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $26,025 per pupil, $13,253 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 74%State 22%Federal 3%

Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Coleridge

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Coleridge yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Coleridge

One full-time town employee for every 151 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Health & welfare0 + 13 pt
Administration & buildings3 + 2 pt
3
full-time
15
part-time
$55,300
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Coleridge

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Coleridge.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 3
    Nebraska SenateState senator
  3. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  4. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  5. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Coleridge’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitecoleridge-ne.com ↗

Questions about how Coleridge is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Coleridge get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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