Columbia, NE town hall & government
Columbia spent $36,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $327 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Columbia's government.
Where Columbia's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Who works for Columbia
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Columbia didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Wausa Public Schools
Columbia's K–12 school district, shared with Lincoln, Magnet, Wausa and Dowling. 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 72%
- State 24%
- Federal 4%
Of the $18,103 per pupil, $11,036 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 Columbia: Creighton Community Public Schools ($18,457 per pupil) · Osmond Community Schools ($23,931 per pupil) · Bloomfield Community Schools ($20,429 per pupil).
Which schools Columbia kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Columbia's government
Who represents Columbia
Columbia 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.