Custer, NE town hall & government
Custer spent $100,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,000 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Custer's government.
Where Custer's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Callaway Public Schools
Custer's K–12 school district, shared with Callaway, Delight, Grant, Triumph, Wood River and Oconto. 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 71%
- State 24%
- Federal 5%
Of the $25,767 per pupil, $15,678 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 Custer: Broken Bow Public Schools ($13,545 per pupil).
Which schools Custer kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Custer's government
Who represents Custer
Custer 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.